Studies of Psychology and Behavior ›› 2013, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (4): 522-528.

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The Applicability of PWI-SC in China: Also Compared with Australian High School Students

Ma Huixia1, Bai Xuejun1, Liu Lu1, Ken Greenwood2, Bingxin Wang3   

  1. 1 Academy of Psychology and Behavior,Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300074;
    2 Edith Cowan University, Australia;
    3 RMIT University, Australia
  • Received:2013-01-16 Online:2015-02-15 Published:2013-07-20

个人幸福指数-中小学生版(PWI-SC)在中国的适用性 ——兼与澳洲中学生比较

马惠霞1, 白学军1, 刘璐1, KenGreenwood2   

  1. 1 天津师范大学心理与行为研究院,天津 300074;
    2 Edith Cowan University, Australia;
    3 RMIT University, Australia
  • 作者简介:马惠霞,女,天津师范大学心理与行为研究院教授。E-mail:mhx824@163.com。
  • 基金资助:
    本研究得到教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地重大项目(07JJDXLX265)的资助

Abstract: To explore the applicability of PWI-SC in Chinese high school students, and to compared with Australian high school students to investigate the cross-cultural differences, 522 Chinese students and 185 Australian students were compared with the scale of Chinese version of PWI-SC. The resuts were: The discrimination, reliability and validity of this questionnaire is applicable in Chinese students, but item 7 need to be revised. PWI of Chinese students was below that of Australian students(the former is 47-70, and the latter is 51-72). In different fields, in addition to current level of achievement, students in China in other aspects were significantly lower than Australian students. In different sessions, PWI of both Chinese and Australian junior high school was significantly higher than that of the secondary high school students, and the differences of PWI between junior and secondary high school students in both countries reflected in different aspects. In the age of the characteristics, the age differences of PWI of junior high school students were significant in both countries. Post hoc tests revealed that the basic trend of PWI of junior high school students in both countries was that the older in age, the lower in PWI. PWI of the junior high school students of fifteen years old was higher than others in China. The conclusion of the study is that PWI-SC is suitable for Chinese high school students. As growth of age, PWI of the high school students is decreased. PWI of Chinese high school students is lower than that of Australian junior high school students.

Key words: personal wellbeing index, applicability, high school students in China and Australia, cross-cultural differences

摘要: 探讨个人幸福指数-中小学生版(PWI-SC)在中国的适用性以及中澳两国中学生个人幸福指数的跨文化差异。采用PWI-SC施测522名中国中学生、185名澳洲中学生,进行区分度、信度和效度检验,发现该问卷可运用于中国中学生个人幸福指数的调查,个别项目需稍加修改。比较中澳中学生的施测结果,中国中学生的个人幸福指数低于澳洲中学生,中国中学生得分为47-70,澳洲中学生得分为51-72;中国中学生除在个人已有成就项目上得分高于澳洲中学生外,其他方面均较低;中澳两国初中生的个人幸福指数均显著高于高中生,两国初高中生个人幸福指数的差异体现在不同方面;中澳两国中学生个人幸福指数的年龄差异均显著,进一步事后分析发现,两国中学生个人幸福指数的基本趋势均为随年龄增长,个人幸福指数降低,中国15岁中学生的个人幸福指数较高。PWI-SC基本适用于中国中学生;中学生随年龄增长,个人幸福指数降低;中国中学生的个人幸福指数低于澳洲中学生。

关键词: 个人幸福指数, 适用性, 中澳中学生, 跨文化差异

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