Opportunity for adult bonding/meaningful neighborhood roles and life-satisfaction among USA middle school students

Raheem J. Paxton; Robert F. Valois; E. Scott Huebner; J. Wazner Drane

doi:10.1007/s11205-005-4129-3

Opportunity for adult bonding/meaningful neighborhood roles and life-satisfaction among USA middle school students

Raheem J. Paxton, Robert F. Valois, E. Scott Huebner, J. Wazner Drane

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Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between adolescent life-satisfaction and bonding to adults/developing meaningful roles in the neighborhood within a pilot study of slightly modified version of the CDC Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (MSYRBS) in a southern state in the USA. Overall, 43% of students reported that they were satisfied with their lives overall, and 34% reported that they experienced positive adult relationships and meaningful roles in their neighborhoods. After adjusting for socioeconomic status and family structure, differential associations were found between adolescent life satisfaction and bonding to adults/developing meaningful roles. Opportunities for adult bonding and meaningful roles in the neighborhood related to increased life satisfaction more strongly for Caucasian students than African-American students. Post-Hoc analyses suggest that the explanation for these differential relationships may involve socioeconomic status.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	291-312
Number of pages	22
Journal	Social Indicators Research
Volume	79
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-005-4129-3
State	Published - Nov 2006

Keywords

Adolescents
Bonding
Life-satisfaction
Meaningful roles

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science
General Social Sciences

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