Psychological Development and Education ›› 2008, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (3): 71-76.

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Characteristics of Subjective Well-being and Self-esteem and their Relationship in Adult Only Children Families in China

CHEN Cui-ling1, FENG Li2, WANG Da-HUA1, LI Chun-huai1   

  1. 1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Guangzhou Library, Guangzhou 510055
  • Online:2008-07-15 Published:2008-07-15

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Abstract: The study examined characteristics of subjective well-being and self-esteem and their relationship in adults only children in China.By convenient sampling,100 adults only children and 100 adults with siblings were measured by Questionnaire of Subjective Well-being and Scale of Self-esteem.The results indicated that: (1) subjective well-being and self-esteem level of adults only children were obviously higher than those having siblings; (2) adult only children were found to be heterogeneous in terms of subjective well-being and self-esteem.Specifically,differences of gender and martial status were significant on them among the adult only children; (3) unlike the adults with siblings,no manifest relationship was found between subjective well-being and self-esteem in adults only children.

Key words: self-esteem, subjective well-being, only children

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  • B844.3
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