Objective To investigate the present status of subjective well-being and it's relations with parental rearing styles, social support and self-esteem in rural junior high students. Methods A total of 688 junior high students from Jinan countryside were assessed with Subjective Well-being Scale for Adolescent, Egma Minnen av Bardndosnauppforstran Scale, Social Support Scale and Self-esteem Scale. Results The subjective well-being of the rural students was comparatively high.The score rate of self satisfaction and life environment satisfaction was 73.6% and 70% respectively, and that of positive emotion and negative emotion was 61.6% and 34.6% respectively.The environment satisfaction of girls was significantly higher than that of boys (t=-3.440, P=0.001).Significant differences of subjective well-being were also found among grades (F=9.287~48.986, P=0.000).Parental warmth and understanding, social support and self-esteem showed significantly positive influence on subjective well-being, while mother's refusal, rejection, punishment, over protection and over intervention showed negative influence on it. Conclusion The subjective well-being of rural junior high students is at a comparatively high level and relates with parental rearing styles, social support and self-esteem.
Key words
subjective well-being /
parental rearing styles /
social support /
self-esteem /
junior high students
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