Shek Daniel T L, Lin Li
Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Appl Res Qual Life. 2017;12(4):841-866. doi: 10.1007/s11482-016-9492-5. Epub 2016 Oct 27.
How personal well-being of adolescents changes over the high school period is not entirely clear in the scientific literature. Using 15 positive youth development (PYD) attributes as indicators of well-being, the current study investigated the related developmental trajectories among a large sample of Hong Kong adolescents from Grade 7 to Grade 12. Individual growth curve modeling revealed that while variation existed across different PYD attributes, nine out of 15 positive youth development attributes declined in the early adolescence but showed a rebound or a slower rate of decline in the late adolescence. The current study serves as a pioneering attempt to chart the normative profiles of Chinese adolescents' personal well-being over time. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
青少年的个人幸福感在高中阶段如何变化，在科学文献中并不完全清楚。本研究以15项积极青少年发展（PYD）属性作为幸福感指标，调查了香港大量初一至高三青少年的相关发展轨迹。个体生长曲线模型显示，虽然不同的PYD属性存在差异，但15项积极青少年发展属性中有9项在青春期早期下降，但在青春期后期出现反弹或下降速度放缓。本研究是绘制中国青少年个人幸福感随时间变化的规范概况的开创性尝试。文中讨论了研究结果的理论和实践意义。
