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On Subjective Well-Being of Students of Vocational School and Its Influencing Factors

Wang Yan

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With the aim to explore the subjective well-being (SWB) of students of vocational school and the factors which influence their SWB, 381 students were administered by Index of well-being, index of general affect, simplified coping style questionnaire, the self-esteem scale perceived social support scale. The results are as follows; the mean and Std. Deviation of SWB in students of vocational school is 9. 76 ?2. 51, urban and rural students differ in the index of general affect but the factors such as sex, major, grade don't influence SWB significantly; SWB shows a correlation with coping styles; SWB is positively correlated with self-esteem and social support. The study concludes that students of vocational education experience more positive SWB, coping styles, self-esteem and social support have remarkable effect on their SWB.

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With the aim to explore the subjective well-being (SWB) of students of vocational school and the factors which influence their SWB, 381 students were administered by Index of well-being, index of general affect, simplified coping style questionnaire, the self-esteem scale perceived social support scale. The results are as follows; the mean and Std. Deviation of SWB in students of vocational school is 9. 76 ?2. 51, urban and rural students differ in the index of general affect but the factors such as sex, major, grade don't influence SWB significantly; SWB shows a correlation with coping styles; SWB is positively correlated with self-esteem and social support. The study concludes that students of vocational education experience more positive SWB, coping styles, self-esteem and social support have remarkable effect on their SWB.

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With the aim to explore the subjective well-being (SWB) of students of vocational school and the factors which influence their SWB, 381 students were administered by Index of well-being, index of general affect, simplified coping style questionnaire, the self-esteem scale perceived social support scale. The results are as follows; the mean and Std. Deviation of SWB in students of vocational school is 9. 76 ?2. 51, urban and rural students differ in the index of general affect but the factors such as sex, major, grade don't influence SWB significantly; SWB shows a correlation with coping styles; SWB is positively correlated with self-esteem and social support. The study concludes that students of vocational education experience more positive SWB, coping styles, self-esteem and social support have remarkable effect on their SWB.

Key concepts: Vocational education, Psychology, Subjective well-being, Coping (psychology), Affect (linguistics), Social psychology, Scale (ratio), Social support

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