Purpose

Subjective wellbeing (SWB) is a significant contributor to quality of life and overall wellbeing in childhood through adulthood. However, less is known about the modifiable factors that support SWB among urban children. This study explored the association between socio-ecological factors (family, peers, and neighborhood) and child SWB.

Method

A convenience sample of 69 students were recruited from the 3rd (n = 40) and 5th (n = 29) grades at two urban elementary schools in a mid-Atlantic state. The average age for participants was 9.32 (SD = 1.33) and most of the sample identified as female (60.9%). We expected that better perceived family and peer relationships, and neighborhood quality would be positively associated with higher child SWB. Regression analyses were conducted by SWB outcome, which included global and domain-specific life satisfaction (i.e., personal wellbeing), and core affect.

Results

Study findings indicated that family relationships were positively associated with overall life satisfaction and personal wellbeing. Neighborhood quality was also positively associated with student life satisfaction and core affect. Peer relationships were not associated with any of the SWB outcomes.

Discussion

The findings highlight the importance of strengthening a child’s relationships and environment to sustain positive child SWB.

中文翻译：

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家庭、同伴和邻里对城市儿童主观幸福感的影响

目的

主观幸福感 (SWB) 是从童年到成年的生活质量和整体幸福感的重要贡献者。然而，对于支持城市儿童 SWB 的可改变因素知之甚少。本研究探讨了社会生态因素（家庭、同伴和邻里）与儿童 SWB 之间的关联。

方法

 在大西洋中部的两所城市小学中，从三年级（ n  = 40）和五年级（n = 29）招募了 69 名学生的便利样本。参与者的平均年龄为 9.32 岁（SD  = 1.33），大多数样本被确定为女性（60.9%）。我们预计，更好的家庭和同伴关系以及邻里质量将与更高的儿童 SWB 呈正相关。回归分析由 SWB 结果进行，其中包括全球和特定领域的生活满意度（即个人幸福感）和核心影响。

结果

研究结果表明，家庭关系与整体生活满意度和个人幸福感呈正相关。社区质量也与学生生活满意度和核心影响呈正相关。同伴关系与任何 SWB 结果无关。

讨论

研究结果强调了加强儿童的关系和环境以维持积极的儿童 SWB 的重要性。