Adjustment Problems, Self-Efficacy, and Psychological Distress among Chinese Gifted Students in Hong Kong

Autor/in	Chan, David W.
Titel	Adjustment Problems, Self-Efficacy, and Psychological Distress among Chinese Gifted Students in Hong Kong
Quelle	In: Roeper Review, 28 (2006) 4, S.203-209 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-3193
Schlagwörter	Academically Gifted; Structural Equation Models; Self Efficacy; Foreign Countries; Adjustment (to Environment); Psychological Needs; Stress Variables; Hypothesis Testing; Mediation Theory; Well Being; Measures (Individuals); Emotional Problems; Investigations; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Ausland; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Mediationsverfahren; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Messdaten; Untersuchung; Hongkong
Abstract	The relationships among adjustment problems, self-efficacy, and psychological distress were investigated in a sample of 207 Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. A mediation-effect model specifying that adjustment problems had an effect on psychological distress mediated by self-efficacy was hypothesized and tested using structural equation modeling procedures. For comparison, a direct-effect model and a direct-and-mediation-effect model were also fitted to the data. The results indicated that the direct-and-mediation-effect model provided the best and a reasonably adequate fit, suggesting that the effects of adjustment problems on psychological distress could be direct, but more importantly the effects could also be mediated by self-efficacy. Implications of the findings for enhancing the self-efficacy of students to promote their psychological well-being are discussed. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10