Comparative Study of Regular and Vocational High School Students on Family Socioeconomic Status, Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Well-Being

Xiaoyuan Chu,Zhenyu Li,Fuqiang Fan,Binglin Yan,Jing Han

doi:10.4236/jss.2015.38006

Abstract

Based on the theoretical analysis, with first-hand data collection and using T-test method, this study analyzed the difference between regular and vocational high school students in family socioeconomic status, social support, self-efficacy and well-being to find out the underlying problems for vocational high school students and vocational education in China. We draw on the following conclusions: 1) regular high school student is significantly higher than vocational high school student in family socioeconomic status as well as in all its dimensions (father’s degree of education, mother’s degree of education, family annual income, father’s occupation and mother’s occupation); 2) regular high school student is significantly higher than vocational high school student in social support as well as in all its dimensions (family support, peer support and general support of others); 3) regular high school student is significantly higher than vocational high school student in self-efficacy; 4) regular high school student is significantly higher than vocational high school student in general well-being.

Highlights

Senior high school is a critical period for further education, and a key period for psychological de-How to cite this paper: Chu, X.Y., Li, Z.Y., Yan, B.L., Han, J. and Fan, F.Q. (2015) Comparative Study of Regular and Vocational High School Students on Family Socioeconomic Status, Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Well-Being
Regular high school student is significantly higher than vocational high school student in total family socioeconomic status
Regular high school student is significantly higher than vocational high school student in self-efficacy

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Introduction

Senior high school is a critical period for further education, and a key period for psychological de-How to cite this paper: Chu, X.Y., Li, Z.Y., Yan, B.L., Han, J. and Fan, F.Q. (2015) Comparative Study of Regular and Vocational High School Students on Family Socioeconomic Status, Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Well-Being. (2015) Comparative Study of Regular and Vocational High School Students on Family Socioeconomic Status, Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Well-Being. Since students are under intense study pressure and are mostly immature, they are more likely to experience psychological problems. In China, vocational high school is almost never the first choice for students; they are restricted by other factors such as bad at performance in studying. In general a large percentage of vocational high school students come from families with relatively lower socioeconomic status in China. Some research found that those who are reported by teachers to have trouble making friends are more likely to come from bad social background, such as low socioeconomic status [5]. Children with low family socioeconomic status tend to be worse in self-efficacy [14]

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