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Chapter 1: Introduction to Chinese society and the study -- Chapter 2: Life satisfaction over time, 2010-2018 -- Chapter 3: Job satisfaction and guanxi -- Chapter 4: Life and Job Satisfaction in Parallel -- Chapter 5: Interplay between life and job satisfaction -- Chapter 6: General Conclusion.

This book examines subjective wellbeing in China in terms of life and job satisfaction from a longitudinal perspective during the last decade. Using quantitative methods, the research presented in this volume performed a longitudinal analysis of data collected by the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) from 2010 to 2018 to study the effects of social and economic transformations on life and job satisfaction among the Chinese population in this period. Using Mplus software, the authors applied different quantitative methods of longitudinal analysis ⁰́₃ such as latent growth models (LGM), latent growth mixture model (LGMM), parallel analysis, cross-lagged models (CL), latent change score (LCS), and multilevel longitudinal models (MLM) ⁰́₃ to explore the trajectory of three variables on the CFPS data between 2010 and 2018: life satisfaction, job satisfaction and the interplay between job and life satisfaction. The results reveal a process of growing inequalities between life and job satisfaction among the Chinese population over time. Life and Job Satisfaction in China: Exploring Longitudinal Analysis with Mplus will be of interest to sociologists, statisticians and applied researchers interested in applying quantitative methods to develop longitudinal studies of quality of life in China.

El objetivo del presente artículo es identificar las características relevantes de las instituciones que tienen un efecto sobre el crecimiento económico en los principales países de América Lati­na. Para ello se aplica un modelo multinivel, donde la variable dependiente es el producto per cápita real a precios de 2005, y las variables explicativas son los indicadores de gobernanza que estima el Banco Mundial. Los resultados muestran que las variables significativas que afectan el crecimiento económico son la calidad regulatoria y el control de la corrupción. Esto implica que se deben fortalecer las instituciones relacionadas con el Estado de derecho, la voz y rendi­ción de cuentas, la estabilidad política y ausencia de violencia, y la efectividad gubernamental.

This study examines changes over time in ethnic affirmation/belonging and ethnic identity achievement, Spanish language use, English language use, Mexican/Mexican‐American affiliation/identification and Anglo affiliation/identification in a sample of Mexican‐American adolescents participating in a longitudinal study of juvenile offenders. The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure and the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans‐II were completed by the Mexican‐American adolescents 7 times over a 3‐year period. The findings from longitudinal growth modeling analyses and growth mixture modeling analyses indicate that there is heterogeneity in the initial scores and changes over time on these variables that are related to markers for the cultural qualities of the home environment (i.e., generational status and mother's most frequent language use). In contrast to expectations, marginalized or assimilated acculturation trajectories/types were not overrepresented in this sample of adolescent offenders. Implications for our understanding of the nature of acculturation and enculturation processes and the way these processes are studied are discussed.

This study examines the longitudinal relations of multiple dimensions of acculturation and enculturation to heavy episodic drinking and marijuana use in a sample of 300 male, Mexican-American, serious juvenile offenders. We track trajectories between ages 15 and 20 and also consider the effects of participants' time spent residing in supervised settings during these years. Results showed some (although not entirely consistent) support for the hypothesis that bicultural adaptation is most functional in terms of lowered substance use involvement. The current findings demonstrate the importance of examining these relations longitudinally and among multiple dimensions of acculturation and enculturation, and they call into question simple models that suggest that greater acculturation is associated with greater substance use among Mexican-American adolescents.