TY - JOUR AU - Jirathikrengkrai, Chutima AU - Vongsirimas, Nopporn AU - Thanoi, Wareerat AU - Phetrasuwan, Supapak PY - 2021/03/24 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Factor in Predicting Psychological Well-being in Late Adolescents JF - Nursing Science Journal of Thailand JA - NURS SCI J THAIL VL - 39 IS - 2 SE - Research Papers DO - UR - https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ns/article/view/246543 SP - 77-89 AB - <p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Purpose: </strong>This research aims to study the predictive power of perceived stress, resilience, social support, and coping strategies (problem-focused coping and emotional-focused coping) on psychological well-being in late adolescents.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Design:</strong> Predictive study.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were 490 students with 10<sup>th</sup> to 12<sup>th</sup> grades in government schools in Bangkok. The instruments used in data collection consisted of personal information form, Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Multidimensional Scale of perceived social support, and the Brief COPE inventory. Data were analyzed by multiple linear regression.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Main findings: </strong>The study results showed that perceived stress, resilience, social support, and coping strategies (problem-focused coping and emotional-focused coping) could predict psychological well-being in late adolescents with statistical significance and all factors could account for 63% of the variance explained in psychological well-being (R<sup>2 </sup>= .63).</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Conclusion and recommendations:</strong> All study factors were statistically significant predictors of psychological well-being in late adolescents. The study results can be used as the basis for activities to promote mental well-being in late adolescents through promoting the stress management skill and activities that help increase social support awareness.</p> ER -