Examining the subjective well-being of adolescents in terms of demographic variables, parental control, and parental warmth

Bu çalışmada, ergenlerin öznel iyi oluşları ile ana-baba kontrolü, ana-baba sevgisi, ana- baba eğitim düzeyi ve gelir düzeyi, cinsiyet ve yaş arasındaki ilişkiler incelenmiştir. Çalışmaya14-19 yaşları arasında 643 (% 58’i kız, % 42’si erkek) ergen katılmıştır. Sonuçlar, ana-babagelirinin yüksek yaşam doyumu, ergenlerin yaşının negatif duygu ile olumlu ilişkili olduğunugöstermektedir. Ana-baba sevgisi yaşam doyumunu ve olumlu duyguyu yordarken, ana-babakontrolü yaşam doyumunu ve olumlu duyguyu yordamamıştır. Olumsuz duygu, ana-babakabul/ilgisinin ve baba kontrolü tarafından yordanmıştır. Sonuçlara göre ana-baba kabul/ilgisininergenlerin iyi oluşu üzerinde önemli etkisi varken, ana-baba kontrolünün daha sınırlı düzeyde biretkisi bulunmaktadır.

Ergenlerin öznel iyi oluşunun demografik değişkenler, ana-baba kontrolü ve ana-baba kabul/ilgisi açısından incelenmesi

In the present research, the relationships among parental control, parental warmth, parentaleducation, parental income, gender and age with adolescents’ subjective well-being was analyzed.The participants were 643 adolescents from 14 to 19 years of age, of whom 58% were females and42% were males. Results indicated that parental income was associated with high life satisfactionwhile adolescents’ age was positively related to negative affect. While parental warmth predictedlife satisfaction and positive affect, parental control did not. Negative affect was predicted by bothpaternal and maternal warmth and paternal control. Findings suggest that parental warmth hasimportant implications for adolescents’ well being whereas parental control plays a restricted role.

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