A Double Mediation of stress and Growth Mindset between school Violence Victimization and Happiness of Adolescents Lee Chang-Seek1, Jang Ha-Young2,* 1Professor, Dept. of Health, Counseling and Welfare, Hanseo University, 31962, Korea 2Ph. D. Student, Dept. of Child and Adolescent Counseling and Psychology, Hanseo University, 31962, Korea *Corresponding Author: Ha-Young Jang, Ph. D. Student, Dept. of Child and Adolescent Counseling and Psychologe, Hanseo University, 31962, Korea, Phone: +82-10-9400-9544, Email: besof@hanmail.net
Online published on 8 August, 2019. Abstract Background/Objectives The growth mindset is very important. So this study was done to verify mediating effects of stress and growth mindset between school violence victimization and happiness of adolescents. Method/statistical Analysis Subjects were surveyed by purposive sampling method in 7 middle and high schools, and 956 questionnaires were used for analysis. SPSS Win 23.0 was used for descriptive statistics, reliability analysis and correlation analysis, and AMOS 23.0 was used for structural equation modelling analysis. Findings The main results are as follows. First, the correlation between school violence victimization and stress, and between growth mindset and happiness were significantly and positively correlated. But school violence victimization and stress were negatively correlated with growth mindset and happiness. Second, school violence experience, stress and growth mindset had a direct impact on happiness of adolescents. Third, stress and growth mindset revealed double mediating effects between school violence victimization and happiness of adolescents. Improvements/Applications Based on these results, we discussed ways to increase the happiness of youths who have suffered from school violence. This can be reflected in policies for students. Top Keywords School violence experience, Stress, Growth mindset, Happiness, Adolescent. Top |