Parental behavior, parent attachment and life satisfaction in adolescents

Obiteljska klima u kojoj su članovi obitelji emocionalno bliski te se meĎusobno poštuju i uvaţavaju pogoduje osjećaju zadovoljstva ţivotom adolescenata. Stoga je cilj istraţivanja bio utvrditi u kojoj mjeri percipirano roditeljsko ponašanje i privrţenost roditelju mogu predvidjeti zadovoljstvo ţivotom adolescenata. U istraţivanju je sudjelovalo 262 učenika srednjih škola koji su ispunili Inventar dječjih procjena roditeljskog ponašanja, Inventar privrţenosti roditeljima i vršnjacima te Skalu zadovoljstva ţivotom. Nije utvrĎena značajna razlika izmeĎu djevojaka i mladića u zadovoljstvu ţivotom. No, dobiveno je da postoje razlike u percepciji roditeljskog ponašanja majki i očeva te privrţenosti adolescenata majkama i očevima. Adolescenti procjenjuju da su majke više prihvaćajuće i usmjerene na njih te da više prihvaćaju njihovu individuaciju nego očevi. TakoĎer, imaju veće povjerenje i komunikaciju s majkama nego s očevima. S druge strane, majke procjenjuju više intruzivnima i hostilno kontrolirajućima nego očeve, a očeve više neprijateljski udaljenima i otuĎenima nego majke. Dobiveno je da su više zadovoljni svojim ţivotom adolescenti koji kod roditelja procjenjuju veće povjerenje, komunikaciju, prihvaćanje, usmjerenost na njih, prihvaćanje njihove individuacije te kod oca čvršću disciplinu. Uz to, veće zadovoljstvo ţivotom imaju adolescenti čiji roditelji nisu otuĎeni i neprijateljski udaljeni te čiji roditelji pokazuju nisku hostilnu kontrolu i usaĎivanje anksioznosti. Hijerarhijskom regresijskom analizom utvrĎeno je kako spol, privrţenost roditelju i roditeljsko ponašanje zajedno objašnjavaju 41% varijance zadovoljstva ţivotom adolescenata. Kao značajni prediktori pokazali su se majčino povjerenje, očeva komunikacija, prihvaćanje i prihvaćanje individuacije, majčina usmjerenost na dijete te spol.Family climate in which family members are emotionally close and respect one another favors a sense of life satisfaction in adolescents. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine to what extent perceived parental behavior and parent attachment can predict life satisfaction in adolescents. The study included 262 high school students who completed the Children’s Report of Parental Behavior Inventory, Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, and Satisfaction With Life Scale. There was no significant difference between girls and boys in life satisfaction. However, there were differences in their perception of parental behavior of mothers and fathers, as well as in their attachment to mothers and fathers. Adolescents perceive mothers as more accepting, oriented towards them and that they accept their individualization more than fathers. They also have greater trust and communication with their mother as opposed to father. On the other hand, mothers are perceived as more intrusive and hostile controlling than fathers, while fathers as more hostile distant and alienated than mothers. Results showed that adolescents who perceive higher trust, communication, acceptance, orientation towards them, acceptance of their individualization, and firmer fatherly discipline in parents are more satisfied with their life. Additionally, adolescents whose parents are not alienated and hostile distant from them and whose parents show low hostile control and anxiety instillation have higher life satisfaction. Hierarchical regression analysis determined that gender, parent attachment and parental behavior together account for 41% of the variance of adolescent life satisfaction. Significant predictors were mothers’ trust, fathers’ communication, acceptance and acceptance of individualization, mothers’ orientation to child, and gender