The Well-Being of Junior High School Students in Taiwan in Relation to Familial Socioeconomic Status, School Life Adjustment, and Deviant Behavior

Hsiao-Fang Lin^*

Graduate Institute of Curriculum and Instruction, MingDao University, Changhua County.

DOI: 10.4236/psych.2013.43A033                

Abstract

This study explores the influence that familial socioeconomic status, school life adjustment, and deviant behavior have on the well-being of junior high school students. The participants were 1886 first-year junior high school students recruited using the Taiwan Education Panel Survey (TEPS). The findings of this study indicated that a) the well-being of male students exceeded that of female students; b) significant interaction effects were exhibited between familial socioeconomic status and school life adjustment, and higher familial socioeconomic status and higher school life adjustment with higher well-being; and c) deviant behavior was related to lower well-being.

Keywords

Familial Socioeconomic Status; School Life Adjustment; Deviant Behavior; Well-Being; Junior High School Students

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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