Predictors of Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents’ Parents

Gordana Keresteš (), Irma Brković and Gordana Kuterovac Jagodić

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2012, vol. 13, issue 6, 1073-1089

Abstract: Informed by theories about processes in families with adolescent children, this study examined the contribution of self-perceived decline in physical and cognitive functioning related to midlife, marital satisfaction, and parent–child conflict to psychological well-being of parents of young adolescents. Parental well-being was conceptualized within Ryff’s multidimensional model, which encompasses six dimensions: Autonomy, Self-Acceptance, Environmental Mastery, Positive Relationships with Others, Personal Growth, and Purpose in Life. In examining relationships between parental well-being and supposed predictors, sociodemographic variables (parental age and education), perceived general life stress, and perceived available social support were controlled for. Participants were Croatian mothers (N = 356) and fathers (N = 328) whose oldest child was transitioning to adolescence. Overall, the patterns of associations between the studied predictors and well-being dimensions were similar for mothers and fathers. The main finding of the study was that individual differences in the psychological well-being of adolescents’ parents may be more attributable to self-perceived midlife changes (particularly for mothers) and marital satisfaction (particularly for fathers) than to perceived level of parent–adolescent conflict. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012

Keywords: Psychological well-being; Adolescents’ parents; Midlife changes; Family relations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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