Perceived Discrimination and Subjective Well being in Chinese Migrant Adolescents: Collective and Personal Self esteem As Mediators
This study aimed to examine whether collective and personal self esteem serve as mediators in the relationship between perceived discrimination and subjective well being among Chinese rural to urban migrant adolescents. Six hundred and ninety two adolescents completed a perceived discrimination scale, a collective self esteem scale, a personal self esteem scale, and a subjective well being scale. Structural equation modeling was used to test the mediation hypothesis. The analysis indicated that both collective and personal self esteem partially mediated the relationship between perceived discrimination and subjective well being. The final model also revealed a significant path from perceived discrimination through collective and personal self esteem to subjective well being. These findings contribute to the understanding of the complicated relationships among perceived discrimination, collective and personal self esteem, and subjective well being. The findings suggest that collective and personal self esteem are possible targets for interventions aimed at improving subjective well being. Programs to nurture both the personal and collective self esteem of migrant adolescents may help to weaken the negative relationships between perceived discrimination and subjective well being.
Front. Psychol.