Gender differences in life satisfaction and spiritual health among the junior immigrant and local Hong Kong secondary students

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2015-04-03 DOI:10.1080/1364436X.2015.1061485

C. Y. Yuen

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Abstract

This article examines differences in life satisfaction and spiritual health (SH) between male and female and between immigrant and local Chinese junior secondary students in Hong Kong. Both the Multi-Dimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS) and Spiritual Health and Life Orientation Measure (SHALOM) were employed. The sample comprised 6917 junior secondary students, aged 12–15. Results indicate that gender differences exist in specific domain scores of MSLSS and SHALOM. Overall, girls reported higher levels of life satisfaction and SH than boys. Segmented and differentiated interaction effects were identified. Greater interaction effects with regard to religious affiliation were noted among SA students compared to Hong Kong Chinese and CIS. Religious Chinese immigrant boys scored higher on their personal–communal combined life satisfaction but lower on their transcendental well-being compared to their Hong Kong counterparts. Significant parental education and family income moderation effects were only observed on the SH of local Chinese girls.

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初中生移民与香港本地中学生生活满意度及精神健康的性别差异

本文研究了香港初中生生活满意度和精神健康(SH)的男女差异，以及移民和本地中学生之间的差异。采用多维学生生活满意度量表(MSLSS)和心理健康与生活取向量表(SHALOM)。样本包括6917名12-15岁的初中生。结果表明，MSLSS和SHALOM的特定领域得分存在性别差异。总体而言，女孩报告的生活满意度和SH水平高于男孩。确定了分段和差异化的交互效应。与香港华人和独联体学生相比，SA学生在宗教信仰方面的互动效应更大。有宗教信仰的中国移民男孩在个人与社会生活的综合满意度上得分较高，但在超验幸福感上得分较低。父母教育程度和家庭收入的调节作用仅对中国本土女孩的SH有显著影响。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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