Relevant Factors in Adolescent Well-Being: Family and Parental Relationships

Raquel M. Guevara, José E. Moral-García, José D. Urchaga and Sergio López-García
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Raquel M. Guevara: Faculty of Education, Pontifical University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
José E. Moral-García: Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Seville, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
José D. Urchaga: Faculty of Communication, Pontifical University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Sergio López-García: Faculty of Education, Pontifical University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 14, 1-10

Abstract: Health-related quality of life, teachers’ opinion of academic performance and self-perceived health are indicators of well-being in the adolescent stage. Some variables, such as those related to the quality of family and parental relationships, may influence these indicators and thus condition well-being during this stage of life and beyond. In this research, the aforementioned variables are analyzed jointly. It is a cross-sectional study in which 1375 adolescent schoolchildren between 11 and 18 years of age participated. Different instruments such as KIDSCREEN-10 and the questionnaire used in the international study Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children were used. The results obtained allow us to conclude that HRQoL, the teacher’s opinion of performance and the perception of health status improve as adolescents perceive a more favorable family climate, also helped by good relations between parents. Finally, it is proposed to continue with the efforts made in the school, family environment and other areas because of the enormous potential for generating quality of life in the adolescent stage and the consequent positive repercussions this has on adulthood.

Keywords: adolescence; health; HRQoL; well-being; family (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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