Status of subjective well-being among primary and secondary school students and its association with parental well being
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2026289
- VernacularTitle:中小学生主观幸福感现状及其与家长幸福感的关联
- Author:
YANG Shuang, ZHU Guiyin, ZHU Fan, XU Chunxia, GONG Fengying, ZHAO Ruilan, ZHAO Hai, LIN Qiongfen, 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:
Happiness；Mental health；Regression analysis；Students；Legal guardians
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2026;47(9):1229-1233
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the association between parental subjective well-being and subjective well-being among primary and secondary school students, so as to provide evidence for promoting adolescent mental health from a family perspective.
Methods:From September to November 2025, a convenience sampling method was used to recruit 4 612 students in grades 4-8 from 12 primary and secondary schools in five cities—Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, and Urumqi—along with their parents. Students completed the Adolescent Well being Survey Questionnaire, while parents completed the Parental Well being Survey Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using t-test, one way analysis of variance, multiple linear regression, Logistic regression, and stratified subgroup analyses.
Results:The maximum score of the subjective well-being scale for primary and secondary school students was 301, with a total score of (224.07±46.63), representing 74.4% of the full score; the maximum score of the parental subjective well-being scale was 120, with a total score of (92.35±15.10), representing 77.0%. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that parental subjective well-being was positively associated with students overall subjective well-being, positive affect, and satisfaction in each domain (friendship, family, school, environment, freedom, and academics), and negatively associated with negative affect ( β =0.45, 0.08, 0.06, 0.07, 0.05, 0.04, 0.05, 0.04, -0.05, all P <0.01). Logistic regression and stratified analysis showed that parental subjective well-being was positively associated with students high subjective well-being ( OR =1.03), and the association existed in subgroups of different gender, grade and family structure ( OR =1.02-1.04) (all P <0.05).
Conclusions:Parental subjective well-being is positively associated with students subjective well-being. Future interventions should incorporate an integrated strategy featuring family-school collaboration to promote adolescent well-being.
