Positive Youth Development,Life Satisfaction and Problem Behaviour Among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong: A Replication |
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| Authors: | Rachel C F Sun Daniel T L Shek |
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| Institution: | (1) Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong;(2) Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this replication study was to examine the relationships among life satisfaction, positive youth development
and problem behaviour. The respondents were 7,151 Chinese Secondary 2 (Grade 8) students (3,707 boys and 3,014 girls) recruited
from 44 schools in Hong Kong. Validated assessment tools measuring positive youth development, life satisfaction and problem
behaviour were used. As predicted, positive youth development was positively correlated with life satisfaction, and positive
youth development and life satisfaction were negatively correlated with adolescent problem behaviour. Based on a series of
structural equation models, the present findings replicated the previous findings that adolescents with a higher level of
positive youth development were more satisfied with life and had lesser problem behaviour, with higher level of life satisfaction
and lower level of problem behaviour mutually influencing each other. These replicated findings provide a further advance
in the literature on positive youth development, particularly in the Chinese context. Implications for future research and
intervention were discussed. |
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