Relationship among serf-concept clarity, social support, self-esteem and subjective well-being in secondary vocational school students / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the relationship among the self-concept clarity,social support,self-esteem and subjective well-being in secondary vocational school students.Methods:Totally 308 students were selected from one secondary vocational school in Guangzhou (196 males and 112 females).They were measured with the Self-concept Clarity Scale (SCCS),Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS),Self-esteem Scale (SES) and Well-being Index Scale (WBIS).Results:The scores of the SCCS,PSSS,SES and WBIS were positively correlated with each other (r =0.15-0.53,Ps ＜ 0.01).Results of path analysis showed that self-concept clarity had a positive effect on social support,self-esteem and subjective well-being (β =0.21,0.47,0.20).Social support and self-es teem both had a positive effect on subjective well-being (β =0.30,0.37),social support had a positive effect on self-esteem (β =0.38).Conclusion:There may be close relationship among self-concept clarity,social support,selfesteem and subjective well-being.The role of self-concept clarity in improving subjective well-being should be paid more attention in educational practices.