HOPE AND LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN HONG KONG: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PERCEIVED COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Autor:	MK Lai, Eddie C. W. Ng, Charles C. Chan
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Social Psychology Poverty Community support media_common.quotation_subject Life satisfaction Psychological resilience Personal Attribute Psychology Social psychology Structural equation modeling Social burden media_common Odds
Zdroj:	Journal of Community Psychology. 42:352-364
ISSN:	0090-4392
Popis:	The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityPoverty is a long-standing problem in developing and developed countriesalike. It not only affects people’s health and well-being but may also createthe social burden if not addressed appropriately. The present study of150 children (aged 7–12 years) examines how the disadvantagedchildren’s personal attribute interacts with the environment in developingtheir well-being. Structural equation modeling provides evidence to ourunderstanding of children who grow up in poverty. Not only are bothhopeful thinking and perceived community support predictive of thechildren’s satisfaction with life, but the perceived community support alsoplays a critical mediating role in the influence of hope on life satisfaction.This finding matches resilience literature, that to overcome great odds andto achieve well-being, factors both within the individual and externalsources of support, are also important in interactional ways. It alsohighlights the critical role of availability of community resources andsupport.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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