The relation of parenting, self-esteem and friendship quality in adolescents

Cilj ovog rada bio je ispitati kako različite dimenzije roditeljstva (majčina i očeva toplina i podrška autonomiji) izravno i neizravno, kroz povezanost sa samopoštovanjem adolescenta, pridonose objašnjenju kvalitete prijateljstva u adolescenata. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo ukupno 287 adolescenta (od toga 102 mladića), u dobi od 15 do 19 godina, koji pohađaju jednu srednju školu. Rezultati su pokazali pozitivnu povezanost majčine i očeve topline sa samopoštovanjem i kvalitetom prijateljstva, kao i pozitivnu povezanost majčine i očeve podrške autonomiji sa samopoštovanjem i kvalitetom prijateljstva adolescenata. Dobivena je pozitivna povezanost majčine topline i podrške autonomiji, kao i pozitivna povezanost očeve topline i podrške autonomiji. Rezultati medijacijskih analiza pokazali su kako majčina toplina, očeva toplina, majčina podrška autonomiji i očeva podrška autonomiji izravno pridonose objašnjenju kvalitete prijateljstva adolescenata. Nadalje, svaka od navedenih dimenzija zasebno statistički značajno pozitivno pridonosi samopoštovanju adolescenata. Neizravan doprinos majčine topline, očeve topline, majčine podrške autonomiji i očeve podrške autonomiji objašnjenju kvalitete prijateljstva adolescenata putem samopoštovanja nije potvrđen.The aim of this study was to examine how different parenting dimensions (mother's and father's warmth and autonomy support) directly and indirectly – through their connection with child's self-esteem – contribute to explaining friendship quality in adolescence. The study included a total of 287 adolescents (of which 102 boys), aged between 15 and 19 years, attending one high school. The results showed a positive correlation of mother's and father's warmth with self-esteem and friendship quality, as well as a positive correlation of mother's and father's autonomy support with self-esteem and friendship quality of adolescents. A positive correlation between father's warmth and autonomy support was obtained, as well as a positive correlation between mother's warmth and autonomy support. The results of mediation analyses showed that mother's warmth, father's warmth, mother's autonomy support and father's autonomy support directly contribute to explaining friendship quality of adolescents. Furthermore, each of these dimensions has a statistically positive contribution to the self-esteem of adolescents. The indirect contribution of mother's warmth, father's warmth, mother's autonomy support and father's autonomy support to explaining friendship quality of adolescents through self-esteem had not been confirmed