1. Full name of PhD student: Ngo Thi Hoang Giang, 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: October 14, 1985 4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen
5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 1745/2017/QD - XHNV dated July 13, 2017 of the President of Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities
6. Changes in the training process:
Training period: from 07/2017 to 07/2020
Renewed:
1st time: from 07/2020 to 07/2021;
2nd time: from 07/2021 to 07/2022
7. Thesis topic: "Life satisfaction of children from 8-12 years old"
8. Major: Psychology 9. Code: 62 31 04 01
10. Science Instructor:
1) Guide 1: Associate Professor, Dr. Truong Thi Khanh Ha
2) Guide 2: Associate Professor, Dr. Trinh Thi Linh
11. Summary of new results of the thesis:
- The thesis has assessed the level of satisfaction with life of children from 8 to 12 years old in Vietnam through two dimensions: satisfaction with their own life, satisfaction with the environment and people around them.
The majority of children between the ages of 8 and 12 have high levels of life satisfaction.Satisfaction levels tend to decrease with age.
- Among 10- and 12-year-olds, urban children were more satisfied with life in general, satisfied with safety, appearance, and satisfied with what was coming next than rural children. When comparing 8-year-olds by gender,
Girls have higher levels of satisfaction with the people they live with and higher levels of satisfaction with their environment and people than boys.When comparing the living area of 8-year-olds, rural children had higher satisfaction with their friends than urban children. But when looking at satisfaction with the people they live with, satisfaction with what they learn at school, satisfaction with the living area, and satisfaction with the environment and people around them for 10 and 12-year-olds, urban children had higher satisfaction.
- The thesis has assessed the level of influence and the level of prediction of factors affecting the satisfaction with life of children aged 8 to 12 years old such as: Care, listening, support of parents and relatives; Care, listening, respect of teachers and help of friends; Care, help of people in the living area; Recreational activities; Helping family and playing sports; Economic conditions
Havepositively affects children's life satisfaction. The factor of being bullied has a negative effect on children's life satisfaction. The group of 8-year-old and 10-year-old children gave a slightly higher satisfaction rating for the factor of caring, listening, and support from parents and relatives than the group of 12-year-old children. Considering the group of factors of caring, helping people in the living area, 8-year-old children were most satisfied, second was the group of 10-year-old children and finally the group of 12-year-old children. When studying the group of factors of playing, entertainment, helping family and playing sports, 12-year-old children spent the most time playing and playing. 8-year-old children spent the most time helping with housework and playing sports. Economic conditions had a negligible effect on children's life satisfaction.
The care, listening, and support of parents and family members have the greatest influence on children's life satisfaction.12. Practical application:
The research results of the thesis are the scientific basis for improving children's life satisfaction. Parents, teachers and policy makers can use these research results to improve some aspects related to children's lives, helping children have a quality and happy childhood.
13. Further research directions:
Expand the scope of research on children's life satisfaction, pay attention to the group of children outside of school, study more influencing factors (life experience, safety, time use, demographics, changes in life...), compare with countries around the world according to a cross-cultural approach.
14. Published works related to the thesis:
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 from 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), "Validating 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.
