%0 Journal Article
%T Association between Perceived Social  Support and Subjective Well-Being among Japanese, Chinese, and Korean College Students
%A Terumi Matsuda
%A Akira Tsuda
%A Euiyeon Kim
%A Ke Deng
%J Psychology
%P 491-499
%@ 2152-7199
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/psych.2014.56059
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Subjective
well-being (SWB) consists of life satisfaction, the presence of positive affect
(PA), and the absence of negative affect (NA). This study examines the
associations between perceived social support and SWB among Japanese, Chinese,
and Korean college students. We hypothesized that perceived social support will
be associated with life satisfaction directly and indirectly through PA and NA
among the three groups. A total of 1332 (466 Japanese, 449 Chinese, 417 Korean)
college students completed surveys measuring life satisfaction, PA, NA, and
perceived social support from family, friends, and a significant other. Results
of the path analysis showed that family support reduced NA and significant
others support improved PA, and that both of types of support were associated
with life satisfaction among the three groups. It was suggested that perceived
social support contributes to improve SWB among Japanese, Chinese, and Korean
college students.</span></span> 
</p>
%K Perceived Social Support
%K Subjective Well-Being
%K Japan
%K China
%K Korea
%K College Students
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=45257