Parenting Practices, Life Satisfaction, and the Role of Self-Esteem in Adolescents

María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, María del Mar Molero Jurado, José Jesús Gázquez Linares, Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz, María del Mar Simón Márquez and Mahia Saracostti
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María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes: Department Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
María del Mar Molero Jurado: Department Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
José Jesús Gázquez Linares: Department Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, 4780000 Santiago, Chile
Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz: Department Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
María del Mar Simón Márquez: Department Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Mahia Saracostti: Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la Frontera, 4811230 Temuco, Chile

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 20, 1-15

Abstract: Introduction: Studies have shown significant associations between parenting practices, life satisfaction, and self-esteem, and the role of parenting practices in adolescent adjustment, emphasizing its influence on wellbeing. Objectives: To analyze the relationships between parenting practices, self-esteem, and life satisfaction, and test the mediating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between the different parenting practices and life satisfaction of adolescents. Method: The sample came to a total of 742 adolescents, with an average age of 15.63 (SD = 1.24; range 13–19). The Parenting Style Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale were used. Results: Perception by adolescents of high levels of affect and communication, self-disclosure, and a sense of humor related to their parents, as well as low levels of psychological control, explained the life satisfaction of the adolescents. Self-esteem exerted a partial mediating effect on the relationship between parenting practices and satisfaction with the life of the adolescent. Finally, self-esteem also appeared to be a moderator variable, specifically in the effect of self-disclosure on the life satisfaction of the adolescent. Conclusions: The results reinforce the role of personal variables, especially self-esteem, in parent-child interaction and in the improved subjective wellbeing of the adolescent.

Keywords: parenting practices; self-esteem; life satisfaction; adolescence; family relations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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