Objective To understand the basic features of the psychological capital and life events of adolescents in areas inhabited by ethnic minorities and the relationship of the two.Method To conduct a survey and research on 2 327 adolescents of the Mangshi area of Yunnan Province by means of PPQ and ASLEC.Results The life events of the juveniles of the areas inhabited by ethnic minorities were on a light level

among which the academic pressure factor had the highest grades.The psychological capital was rather active

among which the highest grades went to the hope factor.The psychological capital and life events of the juveniles of the areas inhabited by ethnic minorities received marked influences from factors such as gender

ethnicity

location of residence

birth situation

family structure

and family income.The resilience

optimism

and hope factors of the psychological capital of the juveniles of areas inhabited by ethnic minorities had a market correlation with the life events（r=-0.321

-0.167

-0.103

P<0.01）.Factors such as resilience

hope

and self efficiency could jointly predict 12.6% of the variations of the life events of juveniles of the areas of ethnic minorities.Conclusion The psychological capital and the life events of the juveniles in areas of ethnic minorities assume a marked correlation.The resilience and hope of the psychological capital have an obvious inverse predictive effect on life events

while the self efficiency has an obvious direct predictive effect on life events.