Chinese children's perceived school satisfaction: The role of contextual and intrapersonal factors

Chinese children's perceived school satisfaction: The role of contextual and intrapersonal factors

• Hui, Eadaoin K. P. Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
• Sun, Rachel C. F. Dept. of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Educational Psychology, 30(2), 155-172, 2010

Routledge

2010

• N Students & Student Services
  • NC Charactieristics & Conditions of Students; Opinion & Attitudes of Students, Problems of Adjustment

School Satisfaction Teacher Support Chinese Children Quality-Of-Life Hong Kong Elementary-School Social Support Self-Concept Adolescents Students Teacher Adjustment Scale Psychology, Educational

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education

This study investigated the contribution of school contextual factors and intrapersonal factors to school satisfaction among a sample of Hong Kong Chinese primary school children. A total of 760 children completed the School Satisfaction Subscale of the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children along with self-report measures of intrapersonal factors (self-esteem and hope) and school-related factors (teacher support, peer support, peer conflict, peer victimisation and academic performance). Findings revealed teacher support as the most significant predictor of school satisfaction across grades, followed by academic performance. Hope was found to be a statistically significant mediator of school satisfaction across gender, whereas self-esteem did not act as a potential mediator except in sub-samples of girls and Grade 4 students. The findings lend support to using developmental ecological perspective and cognitive mediation models in studying school satisfaction. The implications of the findings for future research and educational practice were discussed.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 01443410

• 10.1080/01443410903494452

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2010-11-28