留守儿童公正感与心理适应的关系：自尊的中介作用分析

Belief in a Just World and Psychological Adaptation in Chinese Left- behind Children: the Mediating Effects of Self- esteem

通过对536名5-8年级留守儿童公正感、自尊和心理适应(积极情感、消极情感和生活满意度)进行测查,考察留守儿童公正感与心理适应的关系及其作用机制。结果表明:(1)留守儿童在生活满意度和积极情感上年级差异显著,而消极情感年级差异不显著;留守儿童的心理适应各指标在性别和留守时间上差异均不显著;(2)留守儿童公正感与生活满意度、积极情感呈显著正相关,与消极情感呈显著负相关;(3)自尊在公正感与生活满意度和积极情感之间起部分中介作用,在公正感与消极情感之间起完全中介作用。

This study aimed to examine Chinese left-behind children＇s psychological adaptation and the role of self-esteem as a potential mediator of the relationship between the belief in a just world and psychological adaptation （life satisfaction, positive and negative affect）. Five hundred and thirty-six leg-behind children were recruited through self-administrated questionnaire, ranging in grade from 5 to 8. The results were as following： （1） Grade 7 to 8 has scored significantly higher than graded 5 to 6 in positive affect and life satisfaction. However,the scores of negative affect did not vary with the grade. And all three indicators of psychological adaptation did not influenced by gender and time since left-behaind. （2） The belief in a just world was significantly positive correlated with positive affect and life satisfaction, while negatively correlated with negative affect. （3） Path analysis showed partial mediation effects of self-esteem between the belief in a just world and the life satisfactory or posi-tive affect, and fttll mediation effects of self-esteem between the belief in a just world and the negative affect.