Abstract
While research studies revealed that positive youth development (PYD) attributes have beneficial impact on adolescent developmental outcomes, whether and how PYD qualities are related to academic well-being (such as academic stress and academic satisfaction) are unclear. Based on a longitudinal study (N = 2,312 secondary school students; Mage = 12.54 ± 0.68; 51% female) in Hong Kong, the present study tested a longitudinal mediation model in which it was hypothesized that PYD qualities predicted life satisfaction, academic stress, and academic satisfaction, with satisfaction with life mediating the influence of PYD qualities on academic well-being. Results showed that PYD qualities positively predicted academic satisfaction but negatively predicted academic stress over time. While life satisfaction partially mediated the influence of PYD attributes on academic satisfaction, it fully mediated the influence of PYD attributes on academic stress. The present study supports the proposed conceptual model and underscores the role of PYD qualities in academic well-being through the mediation of life satisfaction.
Highlights
During the past two decades, there has been a change in the paradigm of adolescent research
These studies suggest the mediating role of life satisfaction in the influence of positive youth development (PYD) qualities on other adolescent developmental outcomes, such as academic satisfaction and perceived academic stress
This study investigated the predictive effects of PYD qualities and life satisfaction on academic well-being indicated by academic satisfaction and academic stress among Hong Kong adolescents
Summary
During the past two decades, there has been a change in the paradigm of adolescent research. Three research studies revealed that satisfaction with life functioned as a mediator in the impact of PYD qualities on problem behaviors among Chinese youth in Hong Kong (Sun and Shek, 2010, 2012, 2013). Lambert et al (2009) revealed that satisfaction with life mediated the predictive effect of gratitude on materialism These studies suggest the mediating role of life satisfaction in the influence of PYD qualities on other adolescent developmental outcomes, such as academic satisfaction and perceived academic stress. It is important and meaningful to identify personal strengths such as PYD qualities and satisfaction with life that protect Hong Kong students from the development of higher academic stress and promote students’ academic satisfaction under the context of educational transformation.
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