Analysis of structural relationships among the variables related to subjective happiness of adolescents: Focusing on satisfaction of youth activities, participation of youth activities, self-esteem, and sense of community

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 153-173
Author(s):  
Gyeol Sohn Han ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Structural Relationships ◽  
Youth Activities

Self-construal and socio-emotional development among Vietnamese-American adolescents: An examination of different types of self-construal

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Trung Lam
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Emotional Development ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Emotional Adjustment ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Vietnamese American ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Anxiety Depression

This study examined how four different types of self-construal affected perception of socio-emotional adjustment (i.e., anxiety, depression, distress, self-esteem, family cohesion, peer support, pro-substance abuse attitude) and perception of relationship with community (i.e., sense of community, adverse neighborhood) in a sample of 152 Vietnamese-American high-school adolescents. Using cluster analysis, the four-type self-construal model postulated by Kim, Hunter, Miyahara, Horvath, Bresnahan, & Yoon (1996) was replicated in this sample. The bicultural students (i.e., those with strong interdependent and independent self-construal) reported greater perceived adjustment across all measures except anxiety when compared to other groups (marginal, interdependent, and independent) in the study. Implications of the findings are discussed.

The Chinese Version of the Subjective Happiness Scale: Validation and Convergence With Multidimensional Measures

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-235
Author(s):  
Chin-Lung Chien ◽  
Po-Lin Chen ◽  
Po-Jui Chu ◽  
Hsiang-Yi Wu ◽  
Yi-Chao Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Scale Validation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale ◽  
Gender Groups

This article aimed to establish the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS-C) and to investigate the convergence between SHS-C and multidimensional subjective well-being (MSWB). A total of 543 college students completed the following measures: the SHS-C, the MSWB scale, Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale, and the interpersonal harmony scale. The SHS-C showed adequate internal consistent reliability and test–retest reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed a one-factor structure of the SHS-C, and multigroup CFA showed factor invariance between gender groups. Subjective happiness, as measured by the SHS-C, and MSWB, as measured by life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect, were highly correlated (above .90), suggesting convergent validity. The SHS-C was also correlated with two theoretically different but related constructs, self-esteem and interpersonal harmony, providing evidence of criterion-related validity. The results provide preliminary evidence that the SHS-C is valid with a Chinese-speaking population and that the SHS-C and MSWB may be interchangeable.

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