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The Mediating Effects of Subjective Social Status on the Relations between Self-Esteem and Socioeconomic Status for College Students

CHEN Yan-hong1, CHENG Gang1,2, GUAN Yu-sheng1, ZHANG Da-jun1   

  1. 1. Research Center of Mental Health Education & Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China;
    2. School of Educational Science, Guizhou Normal University, 550001, Guiyang, China
  • Online:2014-11-15 Published:2014-11-15

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Abstract: This study intends to investigate the mediating effects of subjective socialstatus on the relations between self-esteem and socioeconomic status for college students. The questionnaire of college students' subjective social status, the questionnaire of socioeconomic and Rosenberg self-esteem scale have been applied and 1066 questionnaires have been acquired. The results indicate that:Use of subjective social status and socioeconomic status was positively correlated with self-esteem; Subjective social status could mediate the relationship between socioeconomic status and self-esteem(the mediating effect was 0.34).

Key words: Socioeconomic status, Subjective social status, Self-esteem, College students

CLC Number: 

  • B844.3

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