Young people’s well-being has attracted significant policy and research attention in Australia and internationally for at least three decades. Despite this, there is no consensus about what it means, how it can be measured or, most importantly, what supports young people’s well-being. This paper adopts a definition of well-being as a multidimensional process, comprising subjective, material and relational factors. Drawing on self-report data collected at two time points from young people (aged 9–14 years) living in rural and regional New South Wales (N= 342 at baseline andN= 217 Wave 2), this paper seeks to identify the salience of these factors to well-being, measured through Perceived Self-Efficacy. Our analysis suggests that a sense of belonging, safety and the presence of supportive adults all appear to support enhanced well-being. The paper concludes with recommendations for policy makers and communities wishing to better support the development of young people’s well-being.

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年轻人的幸福：探索物质、主观和关系因素

至少三十年来，年轻人的福祉在澳大利亚和国际上引起了重大的政策和研究关注。尽管如此，对于它的含义、如何衡量，或者最重要的是，什么支持年轻人的福祉，还没有达成共识。本文将幸福定义为一个多维过程，包括主观因素、物质因素和关系因素。利用在两个时间点从生活在新南威尔士州农村和偏远地区的年轻人（9-14 岁）收集的自我报告数据（ñ= 342 在基线和ñ= 217 Wave 2)，本文旨在确定这些因素对幸福感的显着性，通过感知自我效能来衡量。我们的分析表明，归属感、安全感和支持成年人的存在似乎都有助于提高幸福感。该文件最后为希望更好地支持年轻人福祉发展的政策制定者和社区提出了建议。