Experience of psychological problems and subjective well-being: A study of Chinese students
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https://doi.org/10.33910/1992-6464-2025-217-225-237Keywords:
problematic experiences, subjective well-being, life satisfaction, subjective happiness, Chinese students, youthAbstract
Introduction. The volume of cross-cultural research has been growing in recent years, including within the psychological sciences. This article investigates problematic experiences and subjective well-being among students from the People’s Republic of China studying at Russian universities, comparing them with a group of Russian students. The extent to which students are preoccupied with daily problems impacts their life, academic performance, social relationships, and overall state of subjective well-being.
Materials and Methods. The study sample consisted of Chinese (experimental group) and Russian (control group) students aged 18–28 (92 respondents in total, 50 Chinese and 42 Russian students of both sexes). The following instruments were used: the Psychological Problems of Youth questionnaire (standardized by L. A. Regush and A. V. Orlova), the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) by S. Lyubomirsky (adapted into Russian by E. N. Osin and D. A. Leontiev), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale by E. Diener. Data analysis employed descriptive statistics, a comparative method (Student’s t-test), and correlation analysis (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient). Results. The article provides a comparative analysis of current problematic experiences and the structural components of subjective well-being among Russian and Chinese students. The study analyses problematic experiences of Chinese students with different levels of subjective well-being and establishes interrelationships between their problematic experiences and indicators of subjective well-being. It was found that low life satisfaction among Chinese students is associated with difficulties in several areas, including university studies, their future, and relationships with parents. Conversely, students with high life satisfaction were more likely to report problems related to peer communication and leisure activities. Conclusions. Problematic experiences are more intensely expressed among Chinese students than among their Russian peers. Indicators of subjective well-being — specifically subjective happiness and life satisfaction — are generally lower among Chinese students. Overall, the more problematic experiences Chinese students report, the lower their subjective well-being.
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