Psychological Development and Education ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 877-886.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2023.06.14

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The Relationship between Family Economic Strain and Adolescents’ Well-being: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Discrimination and The Moderating Effect of Sense of Control

WU Xiaojing1, GAI Xiaosong1, LI Xiaotian2, GU Tingyu1, WANG Hong1   

  1. 1. School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024;
    2. Changchun Basic Education Research Center, Changchun 130022
  • Published:2023-11-11

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Abstract: This study examined whether perceived discrimination played a mediating role in the relationship between family financial strain and adolescents' present- and future-oriented well-being, and whether sense of control moderated the relationship between perceived discrimination and present- and future-oriented well-being. Participants were 8,374 (4,443 girls and 3,931 boys; Mage = 14.31; SD = 1.02) middle school students from Qinghai Province. Results showed that: (1) Family financial strain negatively predicted the present- and future-oriented well-being of junior middle school students; (2) Perceived discrimination mediated these associations; (3) The mediating effect of perceived discrimination was moderated by students' sense of control, in that it was stronger for students with a low sense of control than for those with a high sense of control. The results suggest that reducing perceived discrimination and improving the sense of control of junior high school students can help cultivate their present- and future-oriented well-being.

Key words: family economic strain, well-being, future-oriented, perceived discrimination, sense of control, middle school student

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