The Well-Being of Junior High School Students in Taiwan in Relation to Familial Socioeconomic Status, School Life Adjustment, and Deviant Behavior
Author(s)
Hsiao-Fang Lin*
Affiliation(s)
Graduate Institute of Curriculum and Instruction, MingDao University, Changhua County, Taiwan.
Graduate Institute of Curriculum and Instruction, MingDao University, Changhua County, Taiwan.
ABSTRACT
This study explores the influence that familial socioeconomic status, school life adjustment, and deviant behavior have on the well-being of junior high school students. The participants were 1886 first-year junior high school students recruited using the Taiwan Education Panel Survey (TEPS). The findings of this study indicated that a) the well-being of male students exceeded that of female students; b) significant interaction effects were exhibited between familial socioeconomic status and school life adjustment, and higher familial socioeconomic status and higher school life adjustment with higher well-being; and c) deviant behavior was related to lower well-being.
Cite this paper
Lin, H. (2013). The Well-Being of Junior High School Students in Taiwan in Relation to Familial Socioeconomic Status, School Life Adjustment, and Deviant Behavior. Psychology, 4, 217-223. doi: 10.4236/psych.2013.43A033.
Lin, H. (2013). The Well-Being of Junior High School Students in Taiwan in Relation to Familial Socioeconomic Status, School Life Adjustment, and Deviant Behavior. Psychology, 4, 217-223. doi: 10.4236/psych.2013.43A033.
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