Research on the Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Subjective Well Being of Left Behind Children

In this study, “perceived social support scale (SPSS)”, “happiness” and “emotional index scale: positive emotion, negative emotion and emotional balance” as the measurement tool of left-behind children understand the relationship between social support and subjective well-being were studied. The results showed that: (a) left-behind children and non left-behind children perceived social support have significant differences, which left the perceived social support level of children is significantly lower than the non left-behind children; (b) left-behind children and non left-behind children in emotional well-being, life satisfaction index, there is a significant difference, performance for the left-behind children in happiness and emotion index, life satisfaction scores were significantly lower than those of non left-behind children; (c) left behind children between perceived social support and subjective well-being are positively related. In particular, friends and family support the greatest impact on happiness. Through the regression analysis, the results showed that friends and family support had a significant predictive effect on the well-being of left behind children.