Life Satisfaction, Positive Youth Development, and Problem Behaviour Among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong

被引：139

作者：

Sun, Rachel C. F. ^{[2
]}

Shek, Daniel T. L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Appl Social Sci, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[2] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Social Work, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

来源：

SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH | 2010年 / 95卷 / 03期

关键词：

Adolescents; Positive youth development; Life satisfaction; Problem behaviour; SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; ADULT OUTCOMES; PROJECT PATHS; UNITED-STATES; CANNABIS USE; HEALTH; PREDICTORS; PROGRAM;

D O I：

10.1007/s11205-009-9531-9

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This paper examines the relationships among life satisfaction, positive youth development, and problem behaviour. A total of 7,975 Secondary One students (4,169 boys and 3,387 girls; with most aged 12) of Chinese ethnicity recruited from 48 schools responded to validated measures of life satisfaction, positive youth development and problem behaviour. While life satisfaction was positively correlated with different measures of positive youth development, these measures were negatively correlated with measures of substance abuse, delinquency and intention to engage in problem behaviour. Based on a series of structural equation models, a non-recursive model was found to best fit the data, which suggests that adolescents having higher levels of positive youth development are more satisfied with life and have fewer problem behaviour, with life satisfaction and problem behaviour negatively reinforcing each other.

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页码：455 / 474

页数：20

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