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A Cross-lagged Study on the Relationship Between Psychosocial Development and Life Satisfaction Among Chinese Adolescents

  • LI Yun ,
  • FAN Weiqiao ,
  • LI Mengting ,
  • ZHANG Lifang
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  • 1Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China;
    2The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
*FAN Weiqiao, fanweiqiao@shnu.edu.cn

Online published: 2024-10-16

Abstract

Objective: This study used the psychosocial development theory and society ecosystem theory to examine the relationship between psychosocial development and life satisfaction from the aspect of the adolescents’ personality characteristics.
Methods: This study adopted a one-year follow-up design to analyze the cross-lagged relationship of psychosocial development and life satisfaction of 526 preliminary students (55.46% female students; 44.54% male students).
Results: In early adolescence, the levels of individual psychosocial development and life satisfaction decreased with age. Furthermore, there was a cross-lagged effect on psychosocial development and life satisfaction: psychosocial development in Dec 2017 (time 1) positively predicted life satisfaction in Dec 2018 (time 2); life satisfaction at time 1 predicted the psychosocial development at time 2.
Conclusions: The psychosocial development and life satisfaction levels of adolescents will decrease with time. Psychosocial development will affect life satisfaction and vice versa.

Cite this article

LI Yun , FAN Weiqiao , LI Mengting , ZHANG Lifang . A Cross-lagged Study on the Relationship Between Psychosocial Development and Life Satisfaction Among Chinese Adolescents[J]. Psychological Communications, 2021 , 4(1) : 11 -19 . DOI: 10.12100/j.issn.2096-5494.220038

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