A Study on Life Adjustment and Well-Being of Junior High School Students
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Kuo, Fang-Ting
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the life adjustment and well-being of junior high school students. A questionnaire survey is used, targeting seventh to nineth graders in 23 cities and counties in Taiwan, 1584 students were selected by stratifiedsampling. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Kruskal-Wallis test, Spearman rank correlation and Logistic regression. Through SPSS12.0 statistical software analysis, suggestions for parents and teachers were drawn:
1. Significant differences existed in gender of junior high school students regarding interpersonal adjustment, personal adjustment, the overall life adjustment and Well-being.
2. Significant differences existed in grade levels of junior high school students regarding personal adjustment, school adjustment, family adjustment,the overall life adjustment and Well-being.
3. Birth order has no differences in the life adjustment and well-being.
4. Significant differences existed in the democratic style of parenting style of junior high school students regarding personal adjustment, family adjustment, school adjustment, interpersonal adjustment, the overall life adjustment and well-being.
5. Significant differences does not existed in the parents marital Status of junior high school students regarding family adjustment and the overall life adjustment. Marital status of parents in the well-being was no significant difference.
6. Four levels of life adjustment, the overall life adjustment and well-being are a positive correlation.
7. The level of well-being could be predicted by the variables of “Authoritative parenting style”,“Personal adjustment”,“family adaptation”and “First grade level”.
Subjects
junior high school student
birth order
life adjustment
parenting
well-being
Type
thesis
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