Social goals of Filipino adolescents: Do they contribute to student life satisfaction?

Abstract

Premised on positive psychology and the social rootedness of students' motivation, the study explored the effects of social goals on student life satisfaction. Using a predictive cross-sectional non-experimental design, the five social goals from the formulation of Dowson and McInerney (2004) were tested as predictors of the five dimensions of Huebner's (2001) student life satisfaction among 302 college students who responded to self-report questionnaires. Results provided evidence for the potential contribution of social goals on student life satisfaction. Social affiliation goal predicted student's satisfaction with friends, school, living environment, and self, but not with family. Social responsibility goal predicted satisfaction with family, school, living environment, and self, but not with friends. Social status goal predicted satisfaction with family, friends, and self, but not with school and living environment. Social approval and social concern goals predicted all the dimension of student life satisfaction. Discussion centers on how the students' endorsement of each social goal contributes to their life satisfaction.

Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Sosyal Bilgiler Dersine Yönelik Tutumu ile Sosyal Sorumluluğu Arasındaki İlişkide Yaşam Doyumunun Aracılığı

“…When the literature is examined, there are studies supporting this result of the research (Arslan & Wong, 2022;Chan, Ou & Reynolds, 2014;Promislo, Giacalone & Welch, 2012;Sarotar-Zizek, Milfener & Cancer, 2013;Ummet, Ekşi & Otrat, 2015;Valenzuela, Park, Kee, 2009). However, there are many studies stating that life satisfaction predicts social responsibility (Caprara & Steca, 2005;Lu et al, 2020;Onal et al, 2022;Ouano & Jasmine Nadja, 2012;Van Tongeren et al, 2015, Fan andYakar, 2020;Zhou et al, 2021;Zuffiano, Marti-Vilar, & Lopez-Perez, 2018). Although this result of the research and the studies in the literature reveal the existence of a relationship between social responsibility and life satisfaction, it limits the ability to make strong statements about which variable predicts the other more.…”

“…The literature review indicates that there are many studies that examined the relationship between life satisfaction and social responsibility of individuals. However, the vast majority of these studies were conducted with adults (Arslan & Wong, 2022;Caprara & Steca, 2005;Chan, Ou, & Reynolds, 2014;Lu et al, 2020;Onal et al, 2022;Ouano & Jasmine Nadja, 2012;Promislo, Giacalone et al, Welch, 2012;Sarotar-Zizek, Milfener, & Cancer, 2013;Zhou et al, 2021). Some studies were conducted with college students (Ummet, Ekşi, & Otrat, 2015;Valenzuela et al, 2009;Van Tongeren et al, 2015;Yelpaze & Yakar, 2020;Zuffiano, Marti-Vilar, & Lopez-Perez, 2018).…”