The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among school-related stress, school trust, community participation and subjective well-being. And additional analysis was to examine how different they were between gender and age group structural relationships and mediating effects.
Data from “Korean Survey on the Rights of Youth and Children in 2015” was utilized for the analysis. The sample consisted of 6449 students in their 11~16 age. This study analyzed using Structural Equation Model and Multi-group analysis.
Major results are as follows. First, school-related stress decreased subjective well-being, school trust, use of community institution, Second, the age and gender difference were verified in most pathways. Importantly, the mediating effects of school trust were significant regardless of gender and age group.
This study confirmed the importance of school trust in reducing schol-related stress and improving subjective well-being of adolescents.
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