Peer Attachment and Life Satisfaction of Junior Middle School Students: the Mediating effect of Collective Self-esteem

Abstract

Abstract: To explore the influence of junior middle school students' peer attachment and collective self-esteem on their life satisfaction. 857 students from Grade 7 to Grade 9 participated in the survey. They were investigated with Life Satisfaction Scale, Peer Attachment Scale and Collective Self-esteem Scale. 1)Life satisfaction of junior middle school students declined with the grade increase, while boys' life satisfaction level was significantly higher than girls'. 2)The development of peer attachment and collective self-esteem presented U-curve developmental trend, with Grade 8 lower than both Grade 7 and Grade 9. 3)Peer attachment and collective self-esteem had significantly positive relationship with life satisfaction, peer trust and member self-esteem predicted junior middle school students' life satisfaction positively. 4)Peer Attachment not only could influence the junior middle students' life satisfaction directly which can explain 63.89% of the total effect, but also had an indirect effect through Collective Self-esteem which can explain 36.11% of the total effect. Collective Self-esteem partially mediated the influence of peer attachment on junior middle school students' life satisfaction.

Key words: junior middle school students, peer attachment, collective self-esteem, life satisfaction

摘要： 本研究采用问卷调查法选取了898名初中生完成《班级自尊量表》、《同伴依恋量表》和《总体生活满意度问卷》，以考察在学校环境中，同伴依恋、班级自尊与初中生生活满意度之间的关系。通过差异检验、相关分析、回归分析和结构方程建模等数据分析的结果表明：（1）初中生总体生活满意度随年级的升高呈下降趋势，男生的生活满意度高于女生；（2）初中生，同伴依恋和班级自尊均出现先降低后升高的U型趋势，初二年级水平最低；（3）初中生同伴依恋、班级自尊和生活满意度之间呈显著的正相关，且同伴依恋中的同伴信任和班级自尊中的成员自尊可显著正向预测初中生的生活满意度；（4）同伴依恋既可以直接影响初中生的生活满意度，又可以通过班级自尊的中介作用来间接影响其生活满意度，其中间接效应占总效应的36.11%。研究得出，班级自尊在同伴依恋对生活满意度的影响之间起部分中介作用。

关键词: 初中生, 同伴依恋, 班级自尊, 生活满意度。

CLC Number:

B884.2

Deng Linyuan, Ma Bohui, Fang Xiaoyi. Peer Attachment and Life Satisfaction of Junior Middle School Students: the Mediating effect of Collective Self-esteem[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2016, 14(2): 145-151.

邓林园,马博辉,方晓义. 初中生同伴依恋与生活满意度：班级自尊的中介作用^*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2016, 14(2): 145-151.

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