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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.9.161

A Relationship Study of Adolescents' Various Stress, School-life Adjustment, and Happiness: mediating effects  

Kim, Sunah (Department of Social Welfare, Soongsil Cyber University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.9, 2020 , pp. 161-169 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the effects and relationships of various stress, school life adjustment and happiness factors among middle school and high school adolescents. The structural model group effects between boy and girl groups were also investigated. Data was employed from the 'Korean Children and Youth Well-Being Index Survey, 2018' while subjects of the analysis included 5,144 students. Based on the education statistics data, the sample was collected by probability proportional to size. Results utilizing structural equation modeling and multigroup analysis showed that first, school stress, friend stress, and look stress had significant effects on adolescent happiness. School life adjustment had positive significant effects on adolescents' happiness. Parent stress, money stress and school stress had significant effects on school life adjustment. Second, the mediating effect of school life adjustment between stress and happiness was significant with parent, school stress, and financial stress. Third, results of the multi-group analysis by level and gender showed that the structure was similar between boys and girls, with the only differences among mediating effects. Boys had significant mediating effects by school stress, and financial stress, while girls had significant mediating effects by school stress, financial stress, and parent stress. Finally, based on the results of the study, practice and policy implications were suggested to support the promotion of adolescents' happiness.
Keywords
Adolescent; Happiness; Stress; School-life Adjustment; Gender; Mediator;
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