Life Satisfaction Among Korean Children and Youth

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nansook Park
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Korean Children

scholarly journals How Do Time Use and Social Relationships Affect the Life Satisfaction Trajectory of Korean Adolescents?

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1532
Author(s):  
Hyemee Kim ◽  
Heyjin Moon ◽  
Joan P. Yoo ◽  
Eunji Nam
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
Korean Adolescents ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Curve Modeling

This study investigated the life satisfaction trajectory of Korean adolescents, and factors associated with changes in life satisfaction. Specifically, we focused on how changes in time use and social relationships were associated with changes in life satisfaction. Using three waves of the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey, we conducted a series of multilevel growth curve modeling analyses. The results indicate that Korean adolescents’ life satisfaction decreased over a three-year period, and that time spent on leisure and sleeping were both significant predictors of changes in life satisfaction. Life satisfaction decreased at a slower rate for adolescents whose relationships with peers and teachers positively increased over time. Findings highlight the importance of ensuring adequate amount of sleep and providing various opportunities for leisure activities in improving Korean adolescents’ life satisfaction. Furthermore, social relationships, specifically with teachers and peers should be the focus of prevention and intervention for adolescents to maintain and improve their level of life satisfaction.

scholarly journals Daily Life Changes and Life Satisfaction among Korean School-Aged Children in the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3324
Author(s):  
Jihye Choi ◽  
Youjeong Park ◽  
Hye-Eun Kim ◽  
Jihyeok Song ◽  
Daeun Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Peer Relationship ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
Perceived Parenting ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Parent Child

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has been disrupting the daily lives of people across the world, causing a major concern for psychological well-being in children. This study aimed to examine (1) how life satisfaction and its potential predictors have been affected by the pandemic among school-aged children in Korea, and (2) which factors would predict their life satisfaction during the pandemic. We surveyed 166 fourth-graders in the Seoul metropolitan area to assess their psychological well-being and potentially related variables during the pandemic. The data were compared with those available from two pre-COVID-19 surveys, the 2018 Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (n = 1236) and the 2019 Korean Children and Youth Well-being Index Survey (n = 334). Higher levels of stress were observed in children during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the level of their life satisfaction remained unchanged when compared with data from the pre-COVID-19 surveys. The pandemic also affected peer relationship quality and susceptibility to smartphone addiction, but not perceived parenting style nor academic engagement. Interestingly, peer relationship quality no longer predicted life satisfaction during the pandemic; perceived parenting styles and parent-child conversation time predicted life satisfaction. The results suggest a central role of parent-child relationship in supporting the psychological well-being of school-aged children during the pandemic.

Life satisfaction in children and youth: Empirical foundations and implications for school psychologists

2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Scott Huebner ◽  
Shannon M. Suldo ◽  
Laura C. Smith ◽  
Caroline G. McKnight
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Children And Youth

scholarly journals Parenting Attitudes Profiles as Perceived by Adolescents: The Influence of Parents’ Life Satisfaction and Self-Esteem and Academic Engagement and Academic Helplessness of the Adolescents Associated with the Profiles

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-231
Author(s):  
Ppudah Ki
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
Parenting Attitude

The study set out to identify the number of types of parental attitude profiles and their characteristics, as perceived by adolescents. The study also examined whether predictor variables (parent life satisfaction and self-esteem) influence parenting attitude profiles and whether these profiles, in turn, influence adolescent academic engagement and academic helplessness. The sample consisted of data on 2,590 adolescents and their parents from the 2018 Korean Children and Youths Panel Survey (KCYPS). The adolescents were in the first grade of middle school. Using Mplus, the author applied latent profile analysis to identify the parenting attitude profiles and predictor and outcome variables associated with these profiles. Three profiles were identified based on major features: (1) coercion-inconsistency (8.3%), (2) general (47.3%), and (3) warmth-autonomy support (44.4%). Parent life satisfaction and self-esteem predicted the classification of the profiles. Also, the parental profiles identified the level of adolescent academic engagement and academic helplessness. The findings have important implications for family policies and practices given the significance of parent psychological status, particularly life satisfaction and self-esteem, on their adolescent children’s academic engagement and academic helplessness.

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