The Relationship Between School Satisfaction and Depression in Primary and Middle School Students: The Multiple Mediating Roles of Problem Behavior and Subjective Well-Being

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10.2991/978-2-38476-475-4_72How to use a DOI?

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Adolescent Psychology; Depressive symptoms; School Satisfaction; Subjective Well-Being; Problem Behavior

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the intricate relationships among school satisfaction, problem behavior, subjective well-being, and depression in elementary and middle school students. A sample of 2,341 students aged 9 to 15 was evaluated using standardized instruments: the School Satisfaction Scale, Problem Behavior Self-Assessment Questionnaire, Subjective Well-Being Questionnaire, and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The results revealed significant associations: school satisfaction was positively correlated with subjective well-being and negatively associated with both problem behavior and depression; problem behavior showed a negative correlation with subjective well-being but a positive one with depression; subjective well-being was negatively linked to depression. Furthermore, both problem behavior and subjective well-being served as parallel and sequential mediators in the relationship between school satisfaction and depression, with individual mediation effects accounting for 22.03% and 33.75% of the total effect, respectively, and a serial mediation effect of 2.99%. In conclusion, school satisfaction not only directly affects adolescent depression but also indirectly influences it through the mediating roles of problem behavior and subjective well-being, functioning in both parallel and chain mediation pathways.

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AU  - Jingwen Zhou
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DA  - 2025/11/11
TI  - The Relationship Between School Satisfaction and Depression in Primary and Middle School Students: The Multiple Mediating Roles of Problem Behavior and Subjective Well-Being
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 10th International Conference on Modern Management, Education and Social Sciences (MMET 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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