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Frontiers in Educational Research, 2023, 6(21); doi: 10.25236/FER.2023.062122.

A Study on the Relationship between Positive Psychological Capital, Life Satisfaction and Perceived Social Support among College Students—A Case Study of Freshmen from Yili Normal University

Author(s)

Yu Yue, Zhang Kun

Corresponding Author:
Yu Yue
Affiliation(s)

College of Education Science, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang, 835000, China

Abstract

In this paper, the revised positive psychological Capital Scale, life satisfaction Scale and perceptive social Support Scale were used to study the positive psychological capital, life satisfaction and perceptive social support ability of undergraduates in grade 2022 of Yili Normal University. The results show as follows: 1) There are significant differences in positive psychological capital in many statistical variables such as the place of student origin. The level of positive psychological capital of students from urban places is significantly higher than that of students from rural places. 2) Positive psychological capital has a positive effect on life satisfaction and perceptive social support, and life satisfaction and perceptive social support jointly affect positive psychological capital, and have a significant impact on positive psychological capital.

Keywords

College students; Positive psychological capital; Life satisfaction; Appreciate social support

Cite This Paper

Yu Yue, Zhang Kun. A Study on the Relationship between Positive Psychological Capital, Life Satisfaction and Perceived Social Support among College Students—A Case Study of Freshmen from Yili Normal University. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 21: 131-136. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.062122.

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