Subjective well-being among AIDS orphans in southwest China: the role of school connectedness, peer support, and resilience

Lai, Shimin; Zhou, Jiming; Xu, Xiaohe; Li, Shiying; Ji, Yuanyi; Tang, Wanjie; Zhang, Jianxin; Jiang, Jianjun; Liu, Qiaolan

doi:10.1186/s12888-022-03833-2

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“…In this context, support from school can compensate for the lack of family involvement and support due to parental absence. The understanding, caring, and sense of belonging felt at school can reduce the psychological distress triggered by parental absence [ 59 ]. It thus comes as no surprise that active participation in physical activity may not only promote school connectedness but also improve mental health outcomes for adolescents.…”

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The association between physical activity and subjective well-being among adolescents in southwest China by parental absence: a moderated mediation model

Zhang

Jiang

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Objectives Built on the Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework, this study examined how physical activity affected the subjective well-being of adolescents in the multi-ethnic area of southwest China. The mediating role of school connectedness as an external development asset and the moderating role of resilience as an internal development asset were specified and tested within the framework of sport-based PYD. Methods A cross-sectional survey of 3143 adolescents (47.2% boys with mean age = 12.88 and SD = 1.68) was conducted in 2020. A structural equation model (SEM) was developed to estimate the direct effect of physical activity, the mediating effect of school connectedness, and the moderating effect of resilience on adolescents’ subjective well-being. Multi-group comparison was made to investigate differences and similarities across three parental absence subgroups: (1) both parents present, (2) one parent absent, and (3) both parents absent. Results As surmised, physical activity, school connectedness, and resilience all positively and significantly affected adolescents’ subjective well-being. SEM analyses revealed that school connectedness mediated the effect of physical activity on subjective well-being. Moreover, resilience moderated both the direct and indirect effects of physical activity (through school connectedness) on subjective well-being. Finally, the multi-group comparison revealed a moderating effect of parental absence on the moderated mediation model. Limitations This study is a cross-sectional survey, so inference of causal associations among the study variables is impossible. Conclusions Healthy lifestyle behaviors, school-supportive settings, and positive individual development assets can enhance the subjective well-being of adolescents in southwest China, especially those whose parents were absent. Physical activity interventions informed by the PYD framework should be incorporated into public health programs designed to foster the physical and mental health of left-behind adolescents in southwest China.

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The association between physical activity and subjective well-being among adolescents in southwest China by parental absence: a moderated mediation model

Zhang

Jiang

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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“…The data of this study came from the baseline survey, rst and second follow-up surveys of the 2-year longitudinal study in Zizhong county of Sichuan Province, China [13]. In brief, two middle schools were selected by using a combination of typical sampling and cluster sampling method.…”

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Prevalence in trying smoking behavior among adolescent in rural western China and its relationship with Psychosocial factors: Evidence from Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Deng

Yang

et al. 2022

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Background: Smoking behavior is a continuous and gradual behavior, and most of the addiction of adult smokers comes from their childhood and adolescence.Once they start trying smoking, if no timely intervention measures are taken, the vast majority of smokers will become lifelong smokers.Adolescent is the most effective group in implementing tobacco control and smoking bans.The study aims to effectively evaluate the characteristics of trying smoking behavior of adolescents in rural western China and identify the key psychosocial factors to provide a scientific basis for preventing and reducing the occurrence of smoking behaviors of adolescents. Methods: A total of 2671 students from rural middle schools in western China were surveyed using the Adolescent Health Questionnaire including Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS). Structural Equation Model (SEM) was used to analyze the direct or indirect relationship between adolescent's try smoking behavior and psychosocial influencing factors. Results: (1)Tobacco use: 28.3% of adolescents have tried tobacco products, boys are higher than girls,senior is higher than junior,and the tobacco use rate increases with the increase in monthly living expenses (P<0.05). Among the adolescents who tried to smoke, 99% of adolescents first tried to use tobacco products at the elementary and middle school.59% of adolescents reported that the reason for smoking for the first time was curiosity. 58.0% of adolescents have seen teachers smoking in school, and even 26.2% of adolescents see teachers smoking in school almost every day.(2) Social support had a complete mediating effect on try smoking behavior through mental health problems and life satisfaction (β=-0.022, 95%CI: -0.028 to -0.016).Mental health had a positive and direct effect on try smoking behavior (β=0.112,P<0.05).Life satisfaction had a negative direct impact on try smoking behavior (β=-0.125,P<0.05).Mental health problemshad a partial mediating effect on try smoking behavior through life satisfaction(β=0.016, 95%CI: 0.008 to 0.025),and the mediating effect accounted for 20.7% of the total effect. Conclusions: Findings of this study highlight that adolescents smoking behavior is a complex psychosocial behavior. Reducing mental health problemsand promoting life satisfaction should be considered as the key target for interventions aiming to the prevalence of adolescents’ smoking behavior.

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Systematic review of character development in low- and middle-income countries

Jeffery-Schwikkard,

Li,

Nagpal

et al. 2024

The Journal of Positive Psychology

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Subjective well-being among AIDS orphans in southwest China: the role of school connectedness, peer support, and resilience

Cited by 4 publications

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The association between physical activity and subjective well-being among adolescents in southwest China by parental absence: a moderated mediation model

The association between physical activity and subjective well-being among adolescents in southwest China by parental absence: a moderated mediation model

Prevalence in trying smoking behavior among adolescent in rural western China and its relationship with Psychosocial factors: Evidence from Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Systematic review of character development in low- and middle-income countries

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