Association of life skills and psychological resilience with subjective well-being among primary and secondary school students
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2026221
- VernacularTitle:中小学生生活技能和心理韧性水平与主观幸福感的关联
- Author:
YANG Shuang , ZHU Guiyin, ZHU Fan, XU Chunxia, GONG Fengying, LIN Qiongfen, ZHAO Ruilan, ZHAO Hai, HU Fang, LUO Can, GUO Chunping, MA Yinghua
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Author Information
1. School of Public Health/Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Life skills;
Mental health;
Regression analysis;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2026;47(7):962-965
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationship between life skills, psychological resilience and subjective well-being among primary and secondary school students, so as to provide evidence for targeted adolescent mental health education.
Methods:From September to November, 2025, a total of 5 831 primary and secondary school students from five cities (Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Urumqi) were selected by convenience sampling. The Adolescent Subjective Well being Scale, School based Adolescents Life Skills Scale, and Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale were used for investigation. Data were analyzed using t-tests, one way ANOVA, and linear regression.
Results:The total mean score of students subjective well being was (5.46± 0.91) ; the total mean score of life skills was (3.69±0.64); the total mean score of psychological resilience was (3.66±0.69). Statistically significant differences in subjective well being scores were found among students grouped by gender, grade, school stage, residential city, living with parents or living with siblings ( t/F =4.14, 53.92, 14.53, 49.99, 13.49, 2.18, all P <0.01). Stratified regression analyses were performed by gender (adjusting for school stage, residential city and living arrangement) and by school stage (adjusting for gender, residential city and living arrangement), the regression results indicated that life skills of boys, girls, primary school students and junior high school students( β =0.54, 0.53, 0.50, 0.57) and their psychological resilience ( β = 0.56 , 0.60, 0.56, 0.60) were positively associated with subjective well being (all P <0.01).
Conclusions:Life skills and psychological resilience may be important protective factors for subjective well being among primary and secondary school students. School based mental health education should emphasize life skills training and resilience building to promote students subjective well being.
