The Influence of Self-Esteem on Sociocultural Adaptation of College Students of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan: The Chain Mediating Role of Social Support and School Belonging

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Table 1 Analysis of the Differences of Each Variable in Different Genders

Variables	Male (n=498)	Female (n=610)	t	P
Self-esteem	2.40±0.65	2.45±0.71	1.212	0.226
Social support	2.05±4.32	2.07±4.76	0.543	0.587
School belonging	3.65±0.67	3.60±0.60	1.310	0.191
Sociocultural adaptation	3.92±0.80	3.85±0.73	1.524	0.129

Table 2 Analysis of the Differences of Each Variable in Different Grades

Variables	Senior (n=256)	Junior (n=286)	Sophomore (n=302)	Freshman (n=261)	F	P
Self-esteem	2.52±0.74	2.50±0.70	2.49±0.68	2.41±0.65	1.476	0.207
Social support	2.07±4.38	2.07±4.53	2.03±4.14	2.00±4.03	1.663	0.156
School belonging	3.88±0.69	3.74±0.64	3.64±0.63	3.52±0.59	16.075	0.000
Sociocultural adaptation	4.12±0.93	3.92±0.87	3.78±0.79	3.63±0.65	17.142	0.000

Table 3 Descriptive Statistics and Correlation Analysis of Variables

Variables	M±SD	Self-Esteem	Social Support	School Belonging	Sociocultural Adaptation
1 Self-esteem	2.43±0.69	1
2 Social support	2.06±4.46	0.260**	1
3 School belonging	3.61±0.63	0.306**	0.568**	1
4 Sociocultural adaptation	3.89±0.77	0.315**	0.468**	0.425**	1

Note: **P<0.01 same below.

Table 4 Regression Analysis of Variables in the Model

Regression Equation		Overall Fit Index			Significance of Regression Coefficients
Result Variable	Predictive Variable	R	R^2	F	β	t
Social support	Self-esteem	0.234	0.452	6.128***	0.234	7.981***
School belonging	Self-esteem	0.783	0.654	157.615***	0.258	8.217***
	Social support				0.361	9.934***
Sociocultural adaptation	Self-esteem	0.809	0.668	171.154***	0.239	7.864***
	Social support				0.405	12.147***
	School belonging				0.397	10.434***

Note: ***P<0.001.

Table 5 Mediation Effect Analysis

Path	Effect Value	Standard Error	95% Confidence Interval
			Lower Limit	Upper Limit
Total indirect effect	0.287	0.037	0.084	0.322
Indirect effect 1	0.094	0.021	0.027	0.185
Indirect effect 2	0.085	0.016	0.037	0.123
Indirect effect 3	0.108	0.025	0.049	0.208
Total effect	0.532	0.044	0.401	0.699
Direct effect	0.245	0.032	0.184	0.307

Figure 1 Chain mediation model diagram of social support and school belonging.

Note: ***P<0.001.