Transitional Relationships and Factors Influencing Transitions Between Adolescents’ Latent Classes of Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction in Multicultural Families

Key Points

• This research aims to examine the transition effects between self-esteem in 4th graders and life satisfaction from 5th grade to 2nd year of middle school.
• Analyzed data from a multicultural youth panel survey across five years (2019-2023) involving 1,795 participants.
• Identified latent classes of self-esteem (medium, high) and life satisfaction (weak decrease, strong decrease, increase).
• Investigated influences of parental support, social competence, and school adaptation on transitions between latent classes.
• Higher self-esteem groups had the highest probability of transitioning to a weak decrease in life satisfaction.
• The identified latent classes showed significant influences by parental support, social competence, and school adaptation on transition dynamics.

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