Subjective Well-being, Parental Figures, and Quality of Family Relations: A Study of the International Questionnaire on Child Welfare among Chilean 12-year-olds

Valentina Vallejo-Correa (), Juan C. Oyanedel and Francisca Pérez Cortés
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Valentina Vallejo-Correa: Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Juan C. Oyanedel: Universidad Andres Bello
Francisca Pérez Cortés: Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

Child Indicators Research, 2025, vol. 18, issue 3, No 1, 937-953

Abstract: Abstract This article studies the importance of parental figures’ presence and family relationship quality in the construction of subjective child well-being, which is a protective factor for mental health. The BMSLSS (Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale) questionnaire was applied to a random sample of 827 boys and girls enrolled in seventh grade, from the regions of Valparaíso, Concepción and Santiago, Chile. Participants of both genders reported high levels of well-being. The majority of them live in a single home (89.1%), with an average of three caregivers and two family economic providers. We also found positive and significant associations between the presence of parental figures and well-being. Family relationship quality is a variable which also significantly explains well-being levels when children live in a single house. These results suggest that it is necessary to explore intra-family attachment characteristics in order to identify and enhance family settings, as these have a significant effect on children’ well-being.

Keywords: Subjective well-being; BMSLSS; Family; Children; Parents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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