Frontiers in Psychology
Volume 8, Issue JUL, 2017

Perceived discrimination and subjective well-being in Chinese migrant adolescents: Collective and personal self-esteem as mediators (Article)

Jia X. , Liu X.* , Shi B.
  • a Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China, Center of Collaborative Innovation for Assessment and Promotion of Mental Health, Tianjin, China
  • b Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
  • c Department of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China

Abstract

This study aimed to examine whether collective and personal self-esteem serve as mediators in the relationship between perceived discrimination and subjective well-being among Chinese rural-to-urban migrant adolescents. Six hundred and ninety-two adolescents completed a perceived discrimination scale, a collective self-esteem scale, a personal self-esteem scale, and a subjective well-being scale. Structural equation modeling was used to test the mediation hypothesis. The analysis indicated that both collective and personal self-esteem partially mediated the relationship between perceived discrimination and subjective well-being. The final model also revealed a significant path from perceived discrimination through collective and personal self-esteem to subjective well-being. These findings contribute to the understanding of the complicated relationships among perceived discrimination, collective and personal self-esteem, and subjective well-being. The findings suggest that collective and personal self-esteem are possible targets for interventions aimed at improving subjective well-being. Programs to nurture both the personal and collective self-esteem of migrant adolescents may help to weaken the negative relationships between perceived discrimination and subjective well-being. © 2017 Jia, Liu and Shi.

Author Keywords

perceived discrimination Collective self-esteem Personal self-esteem Chinese migrant adolescents Subjective well-being

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85025441231&doi=10.3389%2ffpsyg.2017.01213&partnerID=40&md5=7aa5c3e20bc5bf948fdd1c821914efb7
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01213
ISSN: 16641078
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English