Examining the Subjective Well-Being of Adolescents in terms of Demographic Variables, Parental Control, and Parental Warmth

Abstract

In the present research, the relationships among parental control, parental warmth, parental education, parental income, gender and age with adolescents’ subjective well-being was analyzed. The participants were 643 adolescents from 14 to 19 years of age, of whom 58% were females and 42% were males. Results indicated that parental income was associated with high life satisfaction while adolescents’ age was positively related to negative affect. While parental warmth predicted life satisfaction and positive affect, parental control did not. Negative affect was predicted by both paternal and maternal warmth and paternal control. Findings suggest that parental warmth has important implications for adolescents’ well being whereas parental control plays a restricted role.