1. Full name of doctoral candidate: Ngo Thi Hoang Giang, 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: October 14, 1985 4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen
5. Decision No. 1745/2017/QD-XHNV dated July 13, 2017, of the Rector of the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, recognizing the doctoral student.
6. Changes in the training process:
Training period: from July 2017 to July 2020
Renewed:
First time: from July 2020 to July 2021;
Second time: from July 2021 to July 2022
7. Thesis title: “Life satisfaction of children aged 8-12”
8. Major: Psychology 9. Code: 62 31 04 01
10. Scientific Advisor:
1) Guidance 1: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Truong Thi Khanh Ha
2) Guidance 2: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trinh Thi Linh
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
- The thesis assessed the level of life satisfaction among children aged 8 to 12 in Vietnam through two dimensions: satisfaction with their own lives and satisfaction with their environment and the people around them.
The majority of children aged 8 to 12 years old have a high level of life satisfaction.Levels of satisfaction tend to decrease with age.
- Among 10- and 12-year-olds, urban children are generally more satisfied with life, safety, appearance, and the future than rural children. When comparing genders of 8-year-olds,
Girls have a higher level of satisfaction with the people they live with and with their environment and the people around them than boys.When comparing the living areas of 8-year-olds, rural children have higher levels of satisfaction with their peers than urban children. However, when considering satisfaction with neighbors, satisfaction with what they learn at school, satisfaction with their living area, and satisfaction with their environment and the people around them, urban children show higher levels of satisfaction among 10- and 12-year-olds.
- The thesis assessed the level of influence and predictive power of factors affecting life satisfaction among children aged 8 to 12, such as: parental and relative care, listening, and support; teacher care, listening, and respect, and peer support; community support and assistance; recreational activities; family support and sports; and economic conditions.
HaveThe factor of being bullied has a positive impact on children's life satisfaction. Bullying has a negative impact on children's life satisfaction. Eight-year-old and ten-year-old children gave slightly higher ratings of satisfaction regarding parental and family care, listening, and support compared to twelve-year-old children. Considering the factor of care and help from people in the neighborhood, eight-year-old children had the highest satisfaction, followed by ten-year-olds, and finally twelve-year-olds. When examining the factors of play, recreation, helping with family, and sports, twelve-year-old children spent the most time on play and recreation. Eight-year-old children spent the most time helping with household chores and playing sports. Economic conditions had a negligible impact on children's life satisfaction.
The attention, listening, and support of parents and family members have the greatest impact on children's life satisfaction.12. Practical applications:
The research findings of this thesis provide a scientific basis for improving children's life satisfaction. Parents, teachers, and policymakers can use these research results to improve several aspects related to children's lives, helping them have a quality and happy childhood.
13. Future research directions:
Expand the scope of research on children's life satisfaction, considering children outside of school, and investigate other influencing factors (life experiences, safety, time use, demographics, life changes, etc.), making comparisons with other countries around the world using a cross-cultural approach.
14. Published works related to the dissertation:
14.1. Ngo Thi Hoang Giang (2020), “Research on factors affecting children's life satisfaction”, Vietnam Journal of Psychology (9), pp. 75-82.
14.2. Ngo Thi Hoang Giang (2020), “Research on life satisfaction of children aged 8 to 12 years old”, Vietnam Journal of Psychology (10), pp. 27-36.
14.3. Ngo Thi Hoang Giang, Truong Thi Khanh Ha (2021), “Life satisfaction of children aged from 8 to 12 years and related aspects”, Proceeding of international conference: "Identification, assessment and intervention for children with specific learning disorders in school context", pp. 594-611.
14.4. Trinh Thi Linh, Ngo Thi Hoang Giang, Truong Thi Khanh Ha (2021), "When are children satisfied with life? An proactive qualitative study from Vietnamese children sample", Scien Progress, SAGE journals Vol.104 (4), pp. 1-19.
14.5. Thi Khanh Ha Truong, Ha Thu Tran, Thi Hoang Giang Ngo, Van Luot Nguyen, Quang Lam Truong, Mai Trang Ngo (2022), “Sibling bullying among Vietnamese children: the relation with peer bullying and subjective well-being”, Current Issues in Personality Psychology Vol.10 (3), pp. 216-226.
14.6. Ngo Thi Hoang Giang (2022), “Validation of the scale of life satisfaction of Vietnamese children”, Vietnam Journal of Psychology (7), pp. 17-27.
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
1. Full name of PhD student: Ngo Thi Hoang Giang
2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: 14th October 1985
4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen Province
5. Decision on recognition of PhD student No1745/2017/QD - XHNV on 13th, July, 2017 by the Principal of University of social sciences and humanities.
6. Changes in academic process:
+ Training time: July 2017 - July 2020
+ Extended time: The 1st time: July 2020 - July 2021
The 2nd time: July 2021 - July 2022
7. Official thesis title: “Life satisfaction of children aged from 8 to 12 years old”
8. Major: Psychology
9. Code: 62 31 04 01
10. Supervisors:
+ Science Instructor 1: Associate Professor. Dr. Truong Thi Khanh Ha
+ Science Instructor 2: Associate Professor. Dr. Trinh Thi Linh
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
- The thesis has examined the level of life satisfaction of children aged from 8 to 12 years old in Vietnam through two dimensions: satisfaction with their own life and satisfaction with the environment and people around. Most children have a high level of satisfaction with life. The satisfaction levels tend to decrease with age.
- Among children aged 10 and 12, urban children are more satisfied with life in general, regarding safety, appearance, and future events than children in rural areas. When compared by gender, girls aged 8-year-old have higher satisfaction levels regarding people they live with, the surrounding environment and people around than their male counterparts. In terms of regions where 8-year-olds live, rural children have higher satisfaction with friends than children living in urban areas. Regarding the satisfaction with people they live with, what they learn in school, their living area, and the environment and people around of 10- and 12-year-olds, urban children have higher satisfaction levels.
- The thesis has assessed the influence and the forecast level of the factors affecting the life satisfaction of children 8 to 12 years old such as: Having parents and relatives who care, listen and support; Having teachers who care, listen, and respect; Having helpful friends; Having people in the living area who care and help; Joining in leisure, entertainment activities; Doing family chores and playing sports; Economic condition is positively affected with children's life satisfaction. Being bullied by friends factor is negatively affected with children's life satisfaction. The group of 8-year-olds and 10-year-olds scored satisfaction ratings on the aspects of having parents and relatives who care, listen, and support, which is insignificantly higher than that of 12-year-old children. Regarding the group of factors related to Having people in the living area who care and help, 8-year-old children are the most satisfied, the second is 10-year-olds and finally the 12-year-old group. When it comes to playing, doing family chores and sports, 12-year-olds spend most of the time relaxing and entertaining. The eight-year-old group spends most of the time helping with household chores and playing sports. Living conditions have insignificant effects on children's life satisfaction. Having parents and relatives who care, listen, and support have most effective on children's life satisfaction.
12. Practical applicability, if any:
The thesis results contribute to the scientific foundation for improving children's life satisfaction. Parents, teachers and policy makers can use these research findings to improve several aspects of their children's lives, helping them have a quality and happy childhood.
13. Further research directions, if any:
Expanding the scope of research on children's life satisfaction, including the group of children outside of school; studying factors influening children's satisfaction (life experience, safety, time use, demographics, changes in life ...), and making a comparison with countries around the world using cross-cultural approach
14. Thesis-related publications:
14.1. Thi Hoang Giang Ngo (2020), “Research on factors influencing children's life satisfaction”, Vietnamese Journal of Psychology (9), pp. 75-82.
14.2. Thi Hoang Giang Ngo (2020), “A study on life satisfaction of children from 8 to 12 years old”, Vietnamese Journal of Psychology (10), pp. 27-36.
14.3. Ngo Thi Hoang Giang, Truong Thi Khanh Ha (2021), “Life satisfaction of children aged from 8 to 12 years and related aspects”, Proceeding of international conference: "Identification, assessment and intervention for children with specific learning disorders in school context", pp. 594-611.
14.4. Trinh Thi Linh, Ngo Thi Hoang Giang, Truong Thi Khanh Ha (2021), "When are children satisfied with life? An proactive qualitative study from Vietnamese children sample", Scien Progress, SAGE journals Vol.104 (4), pp. 1-19.
14.5. Thi Khanh Ha Truong, Ha Thu Tran, Thi Hoang Giang Ngo, Van Luot Nguyen, Quang Lam Truong, Mai Trang Ngo (2022), “Sibling bullying among Vietnamese children: the relation with peer bullying and subjective well-being”, Current Issues in Personality Psychology Vol.10 (3), pp. 216-226.
14.6. Thi Hoang Giang Ngo (2020), “Testing Life Satisfaction Scale of Vietnamese children”, Vietnamese Journal of Psychology (7), pp. 17-27.
