Subjective well-being in urban adolescents of color.
Relationships among predictors and criteria of subjective well-being were examined in a sample of 151 urban adolescents of color, ages 12-15. The relative strengths of family, peer, and school-related support and esteem in predicting three measures of subjective well-being (life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect) were explored. Results suggested that sense of worth in one's family explained a significant amount of variance in subjective well-being variables, above and beyond the contributions of individual, school, and peer-related variables. Implications for prevention and mental health promotion with urban adolescents of color are discussed based on these findings.
Vera
Elizabeth
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School of Education, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. evera@luc.edu
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Gonzales
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Morgan
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Conner
Wendy
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Caskey
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Bauer
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Mattera
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Clark
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019303:Multilingualism; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*