Relationship between social support and life satisfaction in left-behind children:Multiple mediation effects of hope and coping style / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the multiple meditation effects of hope and coping style between social sup-port and life satisfaction. Methods:Totally 381 left-behind children (191 boys,190 girls;234 from primary school, 147 from junior middle school)aged 10-15 years were selected. They were assessed with the Social Support Rat-ing Scale (SRSS),Children's Hope Scale (CHS),Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ)and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS ). The relationship among these factors was analyzed by structural equation modeling. Results:The total scores of SRSS,CHS and SWLS were positively correlated with the scores of positive coping style(r=0. 28 -0. 43,P<0. 01 )and negatively correlated with the scores of negative coping style(r=-0. 19--0. 14,P<0. 01). Path analysis showed that social support had indirect effects on life satisfaction of left-behind children through the mediation of hope,positive coping and negative coping style(RMSEA=0. 03,GFI=0. 99,NNFI=0. 98). Bootstrap test showed that 95% confidence interval of mediation effects was 0. 002-0. 348, and the multiple meditational effects were significant. Conclusion:It suggests that hope,positive coping and nega-tive coping style might play a multiple mediation effects on the relationship between social support and life satisfac-tion.