The Effect of Parental Supportive Behaviors on Life Satisfaction of Adolescent Offspring

Keywords

Adolescents, Sons, Daughters, Parents, Mothers, Fathers, Modeling, Child psychology, Wellbeing

Abstract

This study explored the effects of parental support on adolescents' life satisfaction. From a sample of adolescents aged between 12 and 16 (n = 640), drawn from the National Survey of Children, three facets of parental support—intrinsic, extrinsic, and closeness—were identified, and their effects on child satisfaction were examined by using LISREL analyses. Structural equation models were specified for each parent-child dyad. Intrinsic support emerged as the strongest predictor of life satisfaction in all four models. Comparison of the four models showed no differences based on gender of child or parent; intrinsic support for both mothers and fathers was equally important in predicting life satisfaction of adolescent offspring.

Original Publication Citation

Young, M. H., Miller, B. C., Norton, M. C., & Hill, E. J. (1995). The effect of parental supportive behaviors on life satisfaction of adolescent offspring. Journal of Marriage and the Family 57(3), 813-822. doi: 10.2307/353934

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

1995-8

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5145

Publisher

Journal of Marriage and Family

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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