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06-10-2020 | Original Paper

Shyness and Subjective Well-being in Chinese Adolescents: Self-efficacy Beliefs as Mediators

Auteurs: Caina Li, Yuan Wang, Meng Liu, Cuicui Sun, Ying Yang

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 12/2020

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effect of multiple domains of self-efficacy on the relationship between shyness and subjective well-being among Chinese adolescents. A sample of 763 Chinese adolescents (M = 14.77 years old, SD = 1.63; 55% boys) completed the Shyness Scale, the Social Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, the Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and the Subjective Well-Being Scale. Structural equation model analysis showed that both regulatory emotional self-efficacy and social self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between shyness and subjective well-being. Moreover, shyness negatively influenced subjective well-being through the chain of regulatory emotional self-efficacy and social self-efficacy. Overall, the findings supported the multiple mediating roles of self-efficacy beliefs between shyness and subjective well-being, which enhanced our understanding of how self-efficacy beliefs impact shy youths’ subjective well-being in China. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings were discussed.

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Titel: Shyness and Subjective Well-being in Chinese Adolescents: Self-efficacy Beliefs as Mediators
Auteurs: Caina Li
Yuan Wang
Meng Liu
Cuicui Sun
Ying Yang
Publicatiedatum: 06-10-2020
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 12/2020
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01823-0

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