Maternal Employment Status, Social Support and Adolescents' Well-Being

1978 ◽  
Vol 42 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1159-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke ◽  
Tamara Weir
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Maternal Employment ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
School Students

The present investigation examined the effects of maternal employment on the well-being of 93 male and 181 female adolescents. Subjects were high school students who participated by anonymously completing a questionnaire during class periods. Maternal employment had no effect on the experiences of males but females whose mothers worked outside the home reported greater life stress, less social support from their mothers, and poorer well-being.

scholarly journals Support Related to Schools and School Well-Being: Self Esteem as Mediator

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammmad Ahkam Alwi ◽  
Dewi Retno Suminar ◽  
Nur Ainy Fardana Nawangsari
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quantitative Correlational Study

<p>School well-being is hope for students, they can survive in school. However, many students experience low levels of school well-being which has an impact on students' psychological and academic outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine social support related to schools that can affect school well-being in high school students in Surabaya. The approach of this research is quantitative correlational study. Data collection using self-report questionnaires to measure school well-being, support related to schools, and self-esteem. Participants were 220 high school students. Path analysis procedures were performed to address the hypothesis.  The results found that the teacher's social support and friend social are related to direct and indirect school well-being mediated self-esteem. This study suggests that students can improve their well-being with support related to schools and self-esteem. Policymakers in schools, mainly school principals and teachers, can improve school well-being for students Limitations and implications of the findings are discussed for future research.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Investigation of Relationship between High School Students’ Career Adaptability, Subjective Well-Being and Perceived Social Support

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irem Sahin ◽  
Oguzhan Kirdok
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between high school students’ social support, career adaptability and subjective well-being that are perceived from their family, teachers and friends. The study group consisted of 325 students (193 girls, 132 males) in three secondary schools located in Cukurova and Yuregir districts of Adana city. The data were collected through Career Adaptability Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and Perceived Social Support Scale and Personal Information Form developed by the researchers to reach the demographic information of the participants. A path analysis was conducted within the framework of structural equation modeling to investigate the relationship between social support, career adaptability and subjective well-being that the students perceived. Data analysis was done through SPSS and AMOS package programs. Correlation coefficients of arithmetic mean, standard deviation, pearson moment analysis were calculated, and path analysis was performed based on the observed variables. The research findings show that there is a significant relationship between subjective well-being, career adaptability and perceived social support. The perceived social support from family, teachers and friends are variables that predict the career adaptability of high school students. Career adaptability has also been found to be a significant predictor of subjective well-being.

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