An Exploratory Analysis of a Subjective Well-Being Model for Chinese University Students

College students experience great stress due to many factors, such as an uncertain future, academic responsibilities, and pressures imposed by social communication. Many institutions of higher education are focusing on how to mediate stressful situations and increase the subjective well-being (SWB) of students to sustain a lifestyle focused on wellness. The online survey used for this study focused on testing an exploratory SWB model by implementing partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) techniques. The participants were 470 college-aged students enrolled in seven different institutions in six cities across China. Findings yielded a good model fit (the Standardized Root Mean Squared Residual [SRMR] = .054) with the validity of manifest variables, reliability of the latent variables (LVs), and overall SWB model indicating moderate predictiveness (GoF R2 = .476) by the LVs. Additionally, all of the direct path coefficients and indirect path coefficients that consisted of four partial mediators and one full mediator yielded statistically significant results via bootstrapping. Furthermore, path coefficients for utilization of emotion to life satisfaction for the cognitive exercise group were significantly higher than for the non-cognitive exercise group. The findings illustrated a good model fit for an exploratory SWB model that can predict an individual’s SWB, and cognitive and non-cognitive exercises had different effects on the individuals’ SWB.     

Sex and Pregnancy: A Perinatal Educator's Guide

This article is a continuation in the author's growing series of articles on intimacy and sexuality in the transition to parenthood and its relationship with perinatal education. So many couples in the author's perinatal education practice feel that health professionals are uncomfortable discussing sex and pregnancy. Indeed, the couples have so many questions and concerns regarding this subject; they are seeking answers so that they may better understand and cope with the changes in this aspect of their relationship. Perinatal education group encounters or special sessions are the ideal setting to discuss intimacy and sexuality during pregnancy. The objectives of this article are to provide the perinatal educator with content for the group sessions and tools for teaching strategies and activities.     

旅行中的完美时刻

When was the last time you experienced a perfect moment? You know,the kind of moment when everything is in sync and where a certain clarity surrounds the scene, setting it apart from the rest of the world.     

教授和企业家:一个技术转让的事例研究

1 丹特克(Dantec)事例研究在1982年,我那时是化学工程教授,正集中精力在教三年级的化学变化过程控制。突然,一声轻轻的敲门声惊动了教室的人。那就是杰拉德·杜布里克,丹特克电子公司董事长。他听说我知道一点化学过程控制,便想找我谈一谈粮食干控技术。     

培养一年級学生友爱和同志情誼

培养生学中间友爱和同志情谊,表现出互助合作、互相关心和富有同情心,是苏联学校的一个重要任务。从一年级开始,在他们最重要的活动——学习工作和日常关系中,就应当发展儿童的同志情谊。教师在这个重要工作中起着主要的作用。在这篇文章中,我们将着重指明教师对培养一年级学生中间同志关系的领导作用。我们曾用系统观察薩拉托夫城学校教师工作经验的方法,也用同他们一起工作的方法,研究了这个问题。     

The Strong African American Families Program: translating research into prevention programming

A randomized prevention trial contrasted families who took part in the Strong African American Families Program (SAAF), a preventive intervention for rural African American mothers and their 11-year-olds, with control families. SAAF is based on a contextual model positing that regulated, communicative parenting causes changes in factors protecting youths from early alcohol use and sexual activity. Parenting variables included involvement-vigilance, racial socialization, communication about sex, and clear expectations for alcohol use. Youth protective factors included negative attitudes about early alcohol use and sexual activity, negative images of drinking youths, resistance efficacy, a goal-directed future orientation, and acceptance of parental influence. Intervention-induced changes in parenting mediated the effect of intervention group influences on changes in protective factors over a 7-month period.     

爱的天空责任的翅膀——北京十三中分校“十四岁青春生日庆贺会”剪影

青春,多么绚丽的字眼;十四岁,多么值得庆贺的步入青春的年华。北京十三中分校连续几年为这个年龄段的同学举行“十四岁青春生日庆贺会”的主题班会,是值得向大家推荐的。因为,他们为所有十四岁的同学,展示了爱的天空,装上了责任的翅膀,让14岁的同学们懂得:我们长大了,应该对自己的一切负责,要争取学好每一门功课,做好每一件事情,为日后走向社会,报效祖国、服务人民、孝敬父母,去做好一切准备! ——编者     

苹果里的星星

一﹁| 一黯黔馨~~苹果里的星星@迪.恩.帕金斯!美