Subjective social status and well-being of adolescents and young adults in Ghanaian schools: conditional process analysis

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Subjective social status and well-being of adolescents and young adults in Ghanaian schools: conditional process analysis. / Quansah, Frank; Agormedah, Edmond Kwesi; Hagan, John Elvis et al.
in: BMC psychology, Jahrgang 11, Nr. 1, 122, 12.2023.

Publikation: Beiträge in ZeitschriftenZeitschriftenaufsätzeForschungbegutachtet

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Quansah, F, Agormedah, EK, Hagan, JE, Frimpong, JB, Ankomah, F, Srem-Sai, M, Dadaczynski, K, Okan, O & Schack, T 2023, 'Subjective social status and well-being of adolescents and young adults in Ghanaian schools: conditional process analysis', BMC psychology, Jg. 11, Nr. 1, 122. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01158-7

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Quansah, F., Agormedah, E. K., Hagan, J. E., Frimpong, J. B., Ankomah, F., Srem-Sai, M., Dadaczynski, K., Okan, O., & Schack, T. (2023). Subjective social status and well-being of adolescents and young adults in Ghanaian schools: conditional process analysis. BMC psychology, 11(1), Artikel 122. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01158-7

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Quansah F, Agormedah EK, Hagan JE, Frimpong JB, Ankomah F, Srem-Sai M et al. Subjective social status and well-being of adolescents and young adults in Ghanaian schools: conditional process analysis. BMC psychology. 2023 Dez;11(1):122. doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01158-7

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@article{b2468f0d1046441e981ee72595695263,
title = "Subjective social status and well-being of adolescents and young adults in Ghanaian schools: conditional process analysis",
abstract = "BackgroundWith the growing concern and interest in the mental health and well-being of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) including those in schools, many studies have explored the bivariate relationship between subjective social status (SSS) and AYAs{\textquoteright} subjective well-being (SWB). Acknowledging the spurious nature of this relationship, we assessed the relationship between SSS and SWB of AYAs in schools within Northern Ghana, focusing on the conditional indirect effect of monetary resource (MR) and sense of coherence (SoC).MethodsWe utilised a cross-sectional descriptive design to survey 1096 senior high school students from two regions in Ghana{\textquoteright}s Northern zone through a stratified sampling method. A questionnaire consisting of a number of calibrated standardized measures was used for the data collection. The data were processed using SPSS and PROCESS Macro and analysed using Hayes{\textquoteright} conditional process analysis.ResultsThe results revealed that students{\textquoteright} MR significantly moderated the relationships between SSS and SoC as well as SSS and SWB. A significant moderated mediation effect of MR and SoC on the relationship between SSS and SWB was found. Particularly, AYAs who reported higher levels of MRl, SSS and SoC reported a better SWB.ConclusionThe findings underscore the relevance of providing sufficient financial support for students in secondary schools in Ghana; thus, highlighting the sheer relevance of economic capital as a leading factor for better well-being. The findings also place much emphasis on building students{\textquoteright} personal coping mechanisms as a key variable in explaining how the students{\textquoteright} SSS and MR translate into having positive mental health outcomes.",
keywords = "Health sciences, Adolescent, Young Adult, Monetary resource, Sense of coherence, Social status, Well-being, Psychology",
author = "Frank Quansah and Agormedah, {Edmond Kwesi} and Hagan, {John Elvis} and Frimpong, {James Boadu} and Francis Ankomah and Medina Srem-Sai and Kevin Dadaczynski and Orkan Okan and Thomas Schack",
note = "Funding Information: None declared. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, The Author(s).",
year = "2023",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1186/s40359-023-01158-7",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
journal = "BMC psychology",
issn = "2050-7283",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Subjective social status and well-being of adolescents and young adults in Ghanaian schools

T2 - conditional process analysis

AU - Quansah, Frank

AU - Agormedah, Edmond Kwesi

AU - Hagan, John Elvis

AU - Frimpong, James Boadu

AU - Ankomah, Francis

AU - Srem-Sai, Medina

AU - Dadaczynski, Kevin

AU - Okan, Orkan

AU - Schack, Thomas

N1 - Funding Information: None declared. Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).

PY - 2023/12

Y1 - 2023/12

N2 - BackgroundWith the growing concern and interest in the mental health and well-being of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) including those in schools, many studies have explored the bivariate relationship between subjective social status (SSS) and AYAs’ subjective well-being (SWB). Acknowledging the spurious nature of this relationship, we assessed the relationship between SSS and SWB of AYAs in schools within Northern Ghana, focusing on the conditional indirect effect of monetary resource (MR) and sense of coherence (SoC).MethodsWe utilised a cross-sectional descriptive design to survey 1096 senior high school students from two regions in Ghana’s Northern zone through a stratified sampling method. A questionnaire consisting of a number of calibrated standardized measures was used for the data collection. The data were processed using SPSS and PROCESS Macro and analysed using Hayes’ conditional process analysis.ResultsThe results revealed that students’ MR significantly moderated the relationships between SSS and SoC as well as SSS and SWB. A significant moderated mediation effect of MR and SoC on the relationship between SSS and SWB was found. Particularly, AYAs who reported higher levels of MRl, SSS and SoC reported a better SWB.ConclusionThe findings underscore the relevance of providing sufficient financial support for students in secondary schools in Ghana; thus, highlighting the sheer relevance of economic capital as a leading factor for better well-being. The findings also place much emphasis on building students’ personal coping mechanisms as a key variable in explaining how the students’ SSS and MR translate into having positive mental health outcomes.

AB - BackgroundWith the growing concern and interest in the mental health and well-being of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) including those in schools, many studies have explored the bivariate relationship between subjective social status (SSS) and AYAs’ subjective well-being (SWB). Acknowledging the spurious nature of this relationship, we assessed the relationship between SSS and SWB of AYAs in schools within Northern Ghana, focusing on the conditional indirect effect of monetary resource (MR) and sense of coherence (SoC).MethodsWe utilised a cross-sectional descriptive design to survey 1096 senior high school students from two regions in Ghana’s Northern zone through a stratified sampling method. A questionnaire consisting of a number of calibrated standardized measures was used for the data collection. The data were processed using SPSS and PROCESS Macro and analysed using Hayes’ conditional process analysis.ResultsThe results revealed that students’ MR significantly moderated the relationships between SSS and SoC as well as SSS and SWB. A significant moderated mediation effect of MR and SoC on the relationship between SSS and SWB was found. Particularly, AYAs who reported higher levels of MRl, SSS and SoC reported a better SWB.ConclusionThe findings underscore the relevance of providing sufficient financial support for students in secondary schools in Ghana; thus, highlighting the sheer relevance of economic capital as a leading factor for better well-being. The findings also place much emphasis on building students’ personal coping mechanisms as a key variable in explaining how the students’ SSS and MR translate into having positive mental health outcomes.

KW - Health sciences

KW - Adolescent

KW - Young Adult

KW - Monetary resource

KW - Sense of coherence

KW - Social status

KW - Well-being

KW - Psychology

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U2 - 10.1186/s40359-023-01158-7

DO - 10.1186/s40359-023-01158-7

M3 - Journal articles

C2 - 37072828

VL - 11

JO - BMC psychology

JF - BMC psychology

SN - 2050-7283

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