The Correlation Between Social Support,Coping Style and Subjective Well-being of College Students

Objective;To explore college students' relations among social support,coping style and subjective well-being(SWB),and to provide basis for mental health education.Methods;Two hundred and fourteen college students were evaluated with Index of Well-being,Affect Scales,Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire(SCSQ)and Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS).Results;Social support correlated with SWB significantly and positively.Positive coping style was positively correlated with SWB,but negative coping style was positively correlated with negative affect.Positive coping style was positively correlative with social support,and negative coping style was negatively correlative with subjective support.It was found that there were significant differences between different genders in SWB and social support.But no differences of coping style were found between male and female students.There were no significant differences among three grades in SWB and coping style,but students of three grades had significant differences in social support.Conclusion;SWB had significant correlations with social support and coping style.Therefore,good social support and positive coping style helps to increase the SWB of college students.