This study conducted an online self-report questionnaire for
289 university students nationwide to verify the moderating
effect of social support in the effect of relative deprivation on
subjective well-being. A total of 289 questionnaires were
distri...
This study conducted an online self-report questionnaire for
289 university students nationwide to verify the moderating
effect of social support in the effect of relative deprivation on
subjective well-being. A total of 289 questionnaires were
distributed and collected. No inappropriate responses were found
among the questionnaires collected, so all 289 copies were used
in the analysis of this study.
The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 22.0 and
PROCESS MACRO 4.3 programs. The results of this study are
as follows.
First, relative deprivation showed a significant negative effect
on their subjective well-being.
Second, social support significantly modulated the relationship
between relative deprivation and subjective well-being. In other
words, this means that the impact of relative deprivation on
subjective well-being varies significantly depending on the level
of social support.
Lastly, social support was divided into low, middle and high
groups and the significance of the indirect effect at each level
was verified. As a result, subjective well-being was lowered in
cases where social support was low and relative deprivation
was high, but the group with high social support had no effect.
In summary, in the group with low social support, subjective
well-being decreased as relative deprivation increased, but as
social support increased, the effect of subjective well-being on
relative deprivation was not significant. In other words, in order
to prevent subjective well-being from lowering due to relative
deprivation, it is necessary to develop and utilize related
education and programs to increase social support of college
students