Socioeconomic Status Effects on Subjective Well-being of College Students: The Mediating Effect of Negotiable Fate

This research aims to explore the relationship between social economic status and subjective well-being and the mediating role of negotiable fate. Five hundred college students were recruited from three universities, and completed the social economic status scale, the negotiable fate scale and the subjective well-being scale. The results were as follow: (1) There were significant correlations between social economic status, negotiable fate and life satisfaction; (2) The mediating role of negotiable fate between social economic status and subjective well-being was significant. These findings have important theoretical and practical implications which can guide people to promote their subjective well-being.