Relationship of subjective well-being with social support and meaning in life among college students
Date of Publication
2005
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling
Subject Categories
Counseling
College
Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education
Department/Unit
Counseling and Educational Psychology
Thesis Adviser
Julian R. Montano, III
Defense Panel Chair
Carmelita P. Pabiton
Defense Panel Member
Susan A. Estanislao
John Addy S. Garcia
Abstract/Summary
This study sought to determine the relationship and predictive influence of social support and meaning in life on the components of subjective well-being (life satisfaction, positive affect and negative affects) among the first year college students. The participants were 141 (81females and 60 males) first year college students from Metro Manila. The data collected from four standardized instruments, namely: Student Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS) of Huebner, (1991) Positive and Negative Affective Schedule (PANAS) of Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, (1988) Social Support Appraisal Scale (SSA) of Vaux, Phillips, Holley, Thompson, Williams, and Stewart (1986) and Purpose in Life Test (PIL) of Crumbaugh and Maholick (1969) were used to measure the components of subjective well-being of the respondents. Correlational design and multiple regression analysis were employed in this study. The findings of the study show that there was a significant correlation between social support and the components of subjective well-being (life satisfaction and positive affect) and also between meaning in life and the components of subjective well-being (life satisfaction and positive affect). Social support and meaning in life were not significantly correlated and predicted with the negative affective component of subjective well-being. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that social support and meaning in life were predictive of subjective well-being (life satisfaction, positive affect). The research findings further revealed that in the life of first year college students, both interpersonal variable (social support) and intrapersonal variable (meaning in life) have influence on subjective well-being (life satisfaction and positive affect).
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Electronic
Accession Number
CDTG004019
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in.
Keywords
Quality of life--Measurement; Well-being; Affect (Psychology); Support (Domestic relations)
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Recommended Citation
Nellissery, A. (2005). Relationship of subjective well-being with social support and meaning in life among college students. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/3361
