Examining the Relationship between Social Class and Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Yuzhuo; Zhao, Wei; Jiang, Tong; Chen, Xuhai; Luo, Yangmei
Titel	Examining the Relationship between Social Class and Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 53 (2021) 7, S.1211-1230 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Luo, Yangmei)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X211001101
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Social Class; Socioeconomic Status; Well Being; Adolescents; High School Students; Psychological Needs; Life Satisfaction; Measures (Individuals); Foreign Countries; China; Satisfaction With Life Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Lebensvollendung; Messdaten; Ausland
Abstract	Considerable evidence has shown that social class has a positive relationship with well-being. However, little research has examined this connection in detail, particularly as it relates to the context of adolescence. The present study builds on the framework of Self-Determination Theory, to delineate the psychological mechanism underlying this relationship in adolescents. Study 1 explored the correlation between objective social class and hedonic well-being with national adolescent data (n = 944) from the China Family Panel Studies. The results showed that objective social class was positively correlated with hedonic well-being. Study 2 more fully examined the correlation and potential mechanism of the relationship between social class and hedonic/eudaimonic well-being among 625 adolescents. The results confirmed that social class is correlated with hedonic/eudaimonic well-being and that basic psychological needs satisfaction (BPNS) fully mediates the relationships between them. These findings emphasize the role of BPNS in this relationship among adolescents. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01