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Social Indicators Research

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01.10.2014

Self-efficacy Mediates the Association Between Shyness and Subjective Well-Being: The Case of Chinese College Students

verfasst von: Junni Wang, Jingjing Zhao, Yonghui Wang

Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research | Ausgabe 1/2014

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The aim of the current study was to examine whether self-efficacy mediated the associations between shyness and subjective well-being, and the universality and specificity of this mediated effect between the different groups in demographic factors, e.g., gender, only children and non-only children, urban and rural in a sample of Chinese college students. We had 311 university students, with age range of 18–24 respond to self-report measures by using the paper and pencil assessments including Cheek and Buss shyness scale, general self-efficacy scale, positive affect and negative affect scale and satisfaction with life scale. Results of structural equation modeling showed fully mediated effect of self-efficacy in the relationship between shyness and life satisfaction, and partially mediated effect of self-efficacy in the relationship between shyness and positive and negative affect. Moreover, multi-group analyses found that the paths did not differ by only children and non-only children, urban and rural, but shyness was more strongly associated with males’ self-efficacy, compared to females. Implications and limitations of the findings are discussed.

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Titel: Self-efficacy Mediates the Association Between Shyness and Subjective Well-Being: The Case of Chinese College Students
verfasst von: Junni Wang
Jingjing Zhao
Yonghui Wang
Publikationsdatum: 01.10.2014
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research / Ausgabe 1/2014
Print ISSN: 0303-8300
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-013-0487-4

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