Table 3.

Categories of life satisfaction of children.

Theme/category	Code	Answers obtained	Times mentioned
Quality of family relationship	Warm, happy family with siblings who get along, everyone is healthy	To have a loving family; Family gathers together; To be with family; Full and gathered family every day; To be with parents; To be with parents during Tet holiday; To be with relatives; To be with parents all week; Dad's recovery from illness; Be with family during birthday; To have both dad and mom; Family goes out together; Hang out with dad and younger sister; Family exercise together; Talk happily with family; Watch a movie with family; Parents' getting along, not fighting; Parents never separate; Siblings compromise with one another; Be able to play with younger siblings.	88
	Being cared for, loved, taken care of and supported by parents, grandparents	When mom cares and spoils; When encouraged, comforted by parents; Being cared for by dad; Being comforted by parents when getting bad grades; Born and grown up in the arms of parents; Being the children of their parents; Getting compliments from parents; Better understood by parents; Getting visited and encouraged by grandparents; Being cared for and loved by grandparents; Having parents organizing a birthday party for; Having their thoughts respected; Having parents coming home early, having dinner with, studying with and hugging during sleep; Pleasing relatives; Not having parents yelled or scolded at, hit.	123
	Can support parents, grandparents, relatives in the family	Giving back message for grandparents; Helping parents with house works: sweeping the floor, making dinner,…	38
Quality of social relationship	Have good friend, likable friend, friends who get along and help one another	Getting along with friends; Friends who get along, close-knitted; Having many good friends; To share with friends; To be supported by friends; Helping friends understand coursework; Helping friends cleaning the classroom; Having friends lending stationary to; Being liked by friends; Not being hated by peers; Being supported by friends; Pleasing friends; Peers in the class like each other.	77
	Be able to go to school, play, and participate in activities with friends	Going to class with friends; Participating in activities outside of class with friends; Play with friends during and after class; Passing on to the next grade; Field trip with the class; Learning the subjects they like; Learning from nice, kind and gentle teacher.	92
	Be respected, loved, supported, complimented and supported by everyone	Not being ostracized by others; Receiving gratitude from others; Being supported by neighbors; Being complimented by others; Getting compliments from adults; Getting thanks from others; Being loved by others.	51
	Be respected by teachers and able to please teachers	Being respected, loved and complimented by teachers	72
	Be able to help others	Bringing joy and laughter to others; Helping those are struggling in life; Doing good deeds; Helping the beggar; Having found 500.000 VND and returned to the owner; Helping the poor; Helping a first grader who fell over; Helping teachers clean the class; Pleasing the teachers.	50
Engagement/Being engaged in interesting and fun leisure and activities	Take a break from school, go out, participate in outdoors, leisure activities after school hours	Going to the circus; Watching television; Playing football; Reading stories; Reading books; Parents' allowing me to play games; Getting asked to hangout by friends; Going out during Moon Festival; Going swimming; Winning a game; Staying at home; Exercising every morning; Going to the park; Going out on the weekend; Going to the supermarket; Going on field trips; Going to the museum; Visiting grandparents in the countryside; Going on trips by plane; Visiting countries around the world; Staying in a mansion, five-star hotels; Exploring new places; Sleeping in late.	122
	Eat favorite food	Getting bought good food from parents; Eating good food; Eating ice cream; Eating good candies; Having parents taking out for food; Eating a nice meal made by mom; Eating fried chickens.	24
	Have books, objects, toys bought for, have gifts given to	Getting given birthday gifts; Being brought comic books for; Being brought nice clothes for; Being brought Lego, toy train, Pokémon storybooks for; Being brought nice dresses; teddy bears, pens for; Having mom brought Christmas gifts for.	29
Achieving desired goals	Good achievements from school activities, school results, learning at a good school	Studying well; Getting grade 10; Getting good grades; Getting Good student title; Achieving awards; Getting a certificate of merit; Studying well in all subjects; Studying at a good school; Studying at a fancy school; Being class representatives.	95
	Achieve dreams, execute personal roles, do what they want	Doing something difficult that no one did before; Exploring world's mysteries; Going to space; Traveling around the world; Making a lot of money; Achieving dreams in the future; Fulfilling a duty of son/daughter; Being a good son/daughter; Being proud of oneself; Having mansions, tennis court, hot-air balloons and a good future; Having found my own happiness; Living a happy life; Doing everything I want.	40
	Possess good health and physical beauty	Tall, pretty, healthy body; Possessing good health.	5
Living environment	Friendly environment, no more poverty or diseases	No more thievery, bad guys; Everyone's having enough food, clothes, jobs; No more poverty, natural disaster, kidnap or killing; No more bad guys; Everyone's living in happiness, harmony and joy; The disabled can live happily; The country grows economically; No more COVID; No one's throw trash out, taking care of trees; no more deforestation in order to protect the environment.	20
Others	Others external factors	Being fed well and dressed well; Having nice clothes; Being free, Getting quiet time; Being a boy (currently a girl), Young brother stops going through backpack; Young sister talks less; Being born.	16