The Network Structure of Adolescent Well-Being Traits: Results From a Large-Scale Chinese Sample.

ABSTRACT: Background: The mental health and well-being of adolescents are becoming increasingly important globally. Understanding the relationship between different aspects of well-being is crucial for effective interventions of the well-being of adolescents. The present study aims to analyze the network structure of adolescent well-being and identify the central well-being traits. Methods: We used a network model to analyze the network structure of a psychometrically sound measurement of adolescent well-being - the engagement, perseverance, optimism, connectedness, and happiness (EPOCH) scale. The dataset comes from a representative sample of Chinese adolescents (17, 854 participants from rural and urban areas from Southern, Northern, and the middle part of China). Results: The 20 items of EPOCH fo

SUBMITTER: Zeng G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6932967 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature