Researche about relations among perceived social support,self-esteem and subjective well-being of country middle school students

Objective To explore the influence of perceived social support and self-esteem on subjective well-being in country middle school students. Methods Perceived Social Support Scale,the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale,and the Oxford Happiness Inventory were administrated to 927country middle school students of two schools;The mediator factor of influencing subjective well-being was analyzed. Results Perceived social support was positively correlated with subjective well-being(r=0.403)and self-esteem was positively correlated with subjective well-being(r=0.660);There were good regression relations between perceived social support and self-esteem,subjective well-being(R2=0.097,R2=0.163),and then self-esteem was good regression relations with subjective well-being based on perceived social support(R2=0.436). Conclusion Perceived social support and self-esteem influence subjective well-being.Self-esteem is a mediator factor between perceived social support and subjective well-being.