College of Public Administration and Humanities, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116000, China.
Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(15):8158. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18158158.
Flourishing, an indicator which reflects one's emotional status and ability to function, is an important antecedent for adolescents' later psychological and physical development. This study aimed to shift the research focus on rural adolescents from a deficit-based orientation to a strength-based orientation by integrating the effects of individual and social factors. Altogether, 995 Chinese rural adolescents (569 boys and 426 girls, Mage = 12.56 years) completed a self-report questionnaire which included the Ego Identity Scale, Intrinsic Motivation Scale, Social Capital Scale and Flourishing Scale. The results indicate that: (1) ego identity exploration has a positive effect on rural adolescents' flourishing; (2) intrinsic motivation has an indirect effect on the relationship between ego identity exploration and flourishing; and (3) social capital may moderate the indirect effect by attenuating the relationship between ego identity exploration and intrinsic motivation. The findings highlight the importance of constructing a more comprehensive framework by integrating individual and social perspectives to understand and foster the flourishing of rural adolescents. Meanwhile, it is necessary to incorporate the strengths of family, school and social organizations in order to enhance rural adolescents' flourishing.
繁荣，反映一个人情绪状态和功能的指标，是青少年后期心理和生理发展的重要前提。本研究旨在将农村青少年的研究重点从基于缺陷的取向转变为基于优势的取向，综合考虑个体和社会因素的影响。共有 995 名中国农村青少年（569 名男生和 426 名女生，Mage=12.56 岁）完成了一份自我报告问卷，其中包括自我认同量表、内在动机量表、社会资本量表和繁荣量表。结果表明：（1）自我认同探索对农村青少年的繁荣有积极影响；（2）内在动机对自我认同探索与繁荣的关系具有间接影响；（3）社会资本可以通过削弱自我认同探索与内在动机之间的关系来调节这种间接影响。研究结果强调了通过整合个人和社会视角来理解和培养农村青少年繁荣的重要性。同时，有必要将家庭、学校和社会组织的优势结合起来，以提高农村青少年的繁荣。
