title: Gender differences in Chinese adolescents' subjective well-being: the mediating role of self-efficacy.
abstract: Although gender differences in self-efficacy and subjective well-being have been reported in previous studies, little published research has investigated the interrelationships between these variables in adolescents. 648 Chinese adolescents were administered a series of questionnaires to test the hypothesis that self-efficacy mediates the relationship between gender and subjective well-being. The results indicated that adolescent girls had lower general self-efficacy than adolescent boys, which explained girls' lower subjective well-being. The theoretical and practical implications may help parents and educators to strengthen adolescents' happiness.
authors: 1 Department of Psychology, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, China.
authors: Ze-Wei
authors: ZW
authors: Ma
authors: Wei-Nan
authors: WN
authors: Zeng
authors: Kai-Yin
authors: KY
authors: Ye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012737:Sex Factors