| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 生命教育教學碩士學位班 === 105 === This research aims to understand the current situation of well-being and spirituality of adolescents in Taiwan and to explore the relationship between well-being and spirituality. This study utilized a secondary data method for analysis, and the data were retrieved from the “2016 Taiwan Students Health and Well-being Survey” database of 3252 8th grade and 10th grade students in Taiwan. Each questionnaire classified various factors for analysis, including socio-demographic variables (gender, grade, and family socioeconomic status) and spirituality and well-being (life satisfaction, positive emotion, self-rated health, and multiple health complaints). Data were analyzed using the chi-square test, independent sample t-test, Pearson product-moment correlation, multiple regression analysis, and descriptive statistics. The research results are shown below:
1. About 75% of the adolescents perceived a high life satisfaction, lower than the average results of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) survey (85%). About 44% of them perceived poor or fair health, higher than the average results of the HBSC survey (16%). About 27% of the adolescents had multiple health complaints, lower than the average results of the HBSC survey (36%).
2. Gender, age, and family socioeconomic status differences were observed in the personal domain of spirituality. Young girls, 10th grade students, and students with a higher family socioeconomic status rated their perceptions of the importance of the personal domain higher compared with young boys, 8th grade students, and students with a lower family socioeconomic status, respectively.
3. Young girls perceived their mental health condition as worse than the boys. The mental health condition declined with their grade. Adolescents with a better family socioeconomic status had a better mental health condition.
4. The personal domain of spirituality was the most important predictor of adolescents’ well-being.
Based on the research results and discussions, the research proposes advice to the school, and parents, and further research as a reference.
Key words：adolescents, spirituality, well-being
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