Psychological Development and Education ›› 2011, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (4): 374-381.

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The Characteristics and Relationships among Cultural Orientation, self-esteem and subjective well-being of National Defense Students

DING Feng-qin. WANG Yong-hui1,2,3, WANG Zhen-hong1,2   

  1. 1. School of Psychology, Shanxi Normal University, Xian 710062;
    2. Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Behavior & Cognitive Neuroscience, Xian 710062;
    3. School of Educational Science, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021
  • Online:2011-07-15 Published:2011-07-15

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Abstract: Using Individualism and Collectivism Scale,The Self-esteem Scale,Collective Self-esteem Scale and Campbell Index of Well-being,this study examined the characteristics and relationships among cultural orientation,self-esteem and subjective well-being of national defense students in a selected sample that consisted of 202 national defense male students and 163 ordinary male students.The results showed that:(1) Compared to ordinary students,national defense students had higher collectivism cultural orientation,stronger individual self-esteem,col lective self-esteem and subjective well-being; (2) The junior and senior students of national defense had higher vertical collectivism orientation and subjective well-being than those of ordinary students; (3) The self-esteem served as a partial or full mediator between cultural orientation and subjective well-being in national and ordinary students respectively; (4) Predicting subjective well-being,vertical collectivism has more contributions than col lective self-esteem in national defense students,while collective self-esteem has more contributions than vertical collectivism in ordinary students.

Key words: cultural orientation, self-esteem, subjective well-being, national defense students, mediator

CLC Number: 

  • B844.3
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