Psychological Science ›› 2017, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 76-82.

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The Effect of Sense of Cultural Alienation on Well-being among Minority College Students in Han District Colleges: The Mediating Role of Coping Style and the Moderating Role of Cultural Intelligence

  

  • Received:2015-09-10 Revised:2016-08-18 Online:2017-01-20 Published:2017-01-20

文化疏离感对汉区高校少数民族大学生幸福感的影响:应对方式的中介作用和文化智力的调节作用

叶宝娟,杨强,董圣鸿   

  1. 江西师范大学
  • 通讯作者: 叶宝娟

Abstract: More and more excellent minority college students pursue advanced studies in Han district colleges. To pursuit well-being is the ultimate goal of the common pursuit of human activity(Chen & Li, 2014; Liu, Tian, Huebner, Zheng, & Li, 2014; Wang, Huang, & Bi, 2014). Previous researchers found that well-being among minority college students in Han district colleges was lower than well-being among common college students (Chen, 2012; Yang & Ye, 2014; Ye &Yang, 2014). It is very necessary to study factors and the potential mechanisms that influence well-being among minority college students in Han district colleges in order to improve well-being among minority college students in Han district colleges. The present study aimed to explore the moderated mediation among sense of cultural alienation, coping style, cultural intelligence and well-being among minority college students in Han district colleges. A sample of 670 minority college students in Han district colleges of 6 college (342boys and 328 girls, Mage=20.16±.86) was recruited in the study to complete self-report questionnaires. The self-report questionnaires used in this study included sense of cultural alienation questionnaire, coping style scale, cultural intelligence questionnaire and well-being questionnaire. The results indicated that: (1) coping style mediated the effect of sense of cultural alienation on well-being among minority college students in Han district colleges. Cultural alienation not only directly influence well-being among minority college students in Han district colleges, but also through influence coping style, ultimately influence well-being among minority college students in Han district colleges. (2) cultural intelligence moderated this mediation effect of coping style. Cultural intelligence not only moderated the relationship between cultural alienation and coping style, but also moderated the relationship between cultural alienation and well-being among minority college students in Han district colleges. For minority college students in Han district colleges with high levels of cultural intelligence, with the increase of sense of cultural alienation, minority college students’ positive coping style, negative coping style and well-being had no obviously ascending trend (β= –.07, t = –1.35, p >.05; β= –.02, t = –.37, p > .05; β= –.04, t = –.51, p > .05).For minority college students in Han district colleges with low levels of cultural intelligence, with the increase of sense of cultural alienation, minority college students’ positive coping style and well-being had obviously descending trend (β= –.29, t = –5.24, p < .001;β= –.46, t =–5.72, p < .001), and minority college students’ negative coping style had ascending trend (β= .18, t = –3.19, p < .01). To sum up, the effect of sense of cultural alienation on well-being among minority college students in Han district colleges was moderating mediating effect. The moderating mediating model deeply revealed the effect mechanism of the effect of sense of cultural alienation on well-being among minority college students in Han district colleges. These findings supported our model that the link between sense of cultural alienation and well-being among minority college students in Han district colleges was complex and dependent on other factors. The theoretical and practical implications of the results was further discussed.

Key words: sense of cultural alienation, coping style, cultural intelligence, well-being

摘要: 采用文化疏离感量表、应对方式问卷、文化智力量表和幸福感问卷对670名汉区高校少数民族大学生进行调查,分析了文化疏离感、应对方式、文化智力和汉区高校少数民族大学生幸福感之间关系。结果显示:(1)应对方式部分中介了文化疏离感与汉区高校少数民族大学生幸福感间的关系;(2)文化智力调节了文化疏离感通过应对方式影响汉区高校少数民族大学生幸福感这一中介过程的前半路径和直接路径。

关键词: 文化疏离感, 应对方式, 文化智力, 幸福感