Does the Importance of Parent and Peer Relationships for Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction Vary Across Cultures

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ID11670941
AutoresBeate Schwarz (0000-0002-3230-1153, University of Basel, autor de correspondencia), Boris Mayer (0000-0003-2597-6707, University of Konstanz), Gisela Trommsdorff (0000-0003-1788-5573, University of Konstanz), Asher Ben-Arieh (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Asher Ben‐arieh (0000-0002-1012-8070, Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Mihaela Friedlmeier (Grand Valley State University, MI, USA), Katarzyna Lubiewska (0000-0002-4319-7953, Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz, Poland), Ramesh Mishra (Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India), Karl Peltzer (0000-0002-5980-0876, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, and University of Limpopo, South Africa)
Año2011
Volumen32
Número1
Páginas55-80
Fecha de publicación2011-09-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431611419508
OpenAlexW2168791830
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas50
Referencias citadas48

This study investigated whether the associations between (a) the quality of the parent-child relationship and peer acceptance and (b) early adolescents’ life satisfaction differed depending on the importance of family values in the respective culture. As part of the Value of Children Study, data from a subsample of N = 1,034 adolescents (58% female, M age = 13.62 years, SD = 0.60 years) from 11 cultures was analyzed. Multilevel analyses revealed a positive relation between parental admiration and adolescents’ life satisfaction independent of cultural membership. Further, the higher the importance of family values in a culture, the weaker was the positive effect of peer acceptance on adolescents’ life satisfaction. The results highlight the universal importance of parental warmth and support in adolescence and underline the effect of culturally shared family values on the role of peer acceptance for adolescent development

Admiration · Cultural values · Developmental psychology · Humanities · Life satisfaction · Quality of life (healthcare · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology