Establishing National Norms for the Adolescents’ Well-Being Scale for Chinese Middle School and College Students

Abstract

Abstract: The present study aimed to establish national norms for the Adolescents’ Well-being Scale for Chinese junior high school students, senior high school students, and college students based on a sample of 43536 students recruited from 31 provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities in China. The results showed that: 1) the scale had good Cronbach α coefficient reliability and construct validity; 2) the level of the general well-being of senior high school students was significantly lower than that of junior high school students and college students; 3) the level of the general well-being of junior and senior high school students living in urban city areas was significantly lower than that of students living in counties and towns. The well-being norms established in the present study can be used as reference standards to evaluate the level of well-being of students in junior high school, senior high school, and college.

Key words: well-being, norms, middle school students, college students

摘要： 为建立中国中学生和大学生的幸福感常模，采用青少年幸福感问卷，在全国31个省（自治区、直辖市）取样43536名被试进行测量。结果发现：（1）青少年幸福感问卷的信效度达到可接受水平；（2）高中生的整体幸福感水平显著低于初中生和大学生；（3）家庭居住在市区的初、高中生的整体幸福感水平显著高于居住在县城和乡镇的学生。所建立的初中生、高中生和大学生的平均分常模和百分等级常模可作为评价学生幸福感的参照标准。

关键词: 幸福感, 常模, 中学生, 大学生

CLC Number:

B844

WU Xiaojing, GAI Xiaosong, WANG Wen, XIE Xiaochun, WANG Hong, GU Tingyu. Establishing National Norms for the Adolescents’ Well-Being Scale for Chinese Middle School and College Students[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2020, 18(4): 530-536.

吴晓靓, 盖笑松, 王文, 谢笑春, 王宏, 顾婷玉. 中国中学生和大学生幸福感常模的制定[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2020, 18(4): 530-536.

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