The Influences of Peer Relationships and Teacher-student Relationships on Happiness Among Elementary Students in New Taipei City

• Main Authors: Hsin-An Chen, 陳薪安
• Other Authors: Luke Yang, Ph.D.
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57526762293363078069

碩士 === 玄奘大學 === 社會福利學系碩士在職專班 === 100 === The purpose of this study was to understand the role of peer and teacher-student relationships in happiness among elementary students in New Taipei City. Using questionnaires included scales of peer relations, teacher-student relations and happiness to evaluate 485 students of the 5th and 6th grade, the survey has 473 valid samples. The data are analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Pearson’s product-moment correlations, and linear regression in multiple steps. The conclusions are as follows: most students have good relationship with peers and teachers, the 5th grade students have better teacher-student relationships than the 6th grade; girls have stronger relationships than boys; most students feel happy; the better peer and teacher relationships students have, the more happiness students feel. In addition, friendship, anxiety, and support are strong predictors on happiness. According to the results, suggestions are made for improving the life quality of students and future research.