Psychological Development and Education ›› 2011, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (4): 425-433.

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Relationship between Adolescents’ Gratitude and Problem Behavior: The Mediating Role of School Connectedness

YU Cheng-fu1, ZHANG Wei1, ZENG Yi-yin1, YE Ting2, LI Yue-ming1, WANG Shu-jun1   

  1. 1. School of Educational Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631;
    2. School of Management, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060
  • Online:2011-07-15 Published:2011-07-15

Abstract: To examine the relationship between adolescents'gratitude and problem behavior,as well as a serial me diating roles of peer support,teacher support and school belonging as elements of school connectedness,1217 ado lescents were tested with Adolescents'Gratitude Scale,School Connectedness Scale,Externalizing Problem Behav ior Questionnaire,and Anxiety/Depression Scale.The results indicated that:(1) Adolescents'gratitude was sig nificantly negatively associated with their externalizing and internalizing problem behavior; (2) The three elements of school connectedness played a serial mediating role in the relationship between gratitude and adolescents'prob lem behavior.That is,gratitude not only had a direct influence on adolescents'school belonging,but also promo ted school belonging indirectly by increasing peer support and teacher support,suggesting the three elements of school connectedness work together with each other to reduce adolescents'problem behavior.

Key words: adolescent, gratitude, problem behavior, school connectedness, mediating role

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  • B844.2
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