Daily association between parent−adolescent relationship and life satisfaction

The moderating role of emotion dysregulation

Bibliographic Data

ID21444084
AuthorsShou‐chun Chiang (0000-0002-4985-8636, Department of Human Development and Family Studies The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USA, corresponding author), Wan‐Chen Chen (0000-0002-9077-2818, Department of Education National Chengchi University Taipei Taiwan), Pei‐Yu Wu (Department of Psychology Asia University Taichung Taiwan)
Year2023
Volume95
Issue6
Pages1168-1178
Publication date2023-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0140-1971 • E-ISSN: 1095-9254
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jad.12184
PMID37170670
OpenAlexW4376224878
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited62

INTRODUCTION: In adolescence, life satisfaction is an early indicator of later psychological well-being. However, researchers know little about how daily family relationships shape adolescent life satisfaction. The current study examined the day-to-day associations between parent-adolescent relationships and life satisfaction, and whether adolescent emotion dysregulation moderated these associations. METHODS: = 0.75, 53% female) recruited from junior high schools in Taiwan participated in a 10-day daily diary protocol. We conducted multilevel analyses to examine within-family and between-family processes. RESULTS: At the within-family level, adolescents reported higher life satisfaction on days when parent-adolescent closeness was higher, but lower life satisfaction on days when parent-adolescent conflict was higher. At the between-family level, higher parent-adolescent closeness was associated with greater life satisfaction on average, while parent-adolescent conflict was not related to adolescent life satisfaction. Cross-level interactions indicated that within-family changes in parent-adolescent closeness and conflict were only associated with life satisfaction for adolescents with higher levels of emotion dysregulation, indicating emotion dysregulation may intensify the role of daily parent-adolescent relationships in shaping adolescent life satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: This study expands current literature and provides novel evidence that changes in day-to-day parent-adolescent relationships have important implications for adolescent life satisfaction, especially for youth higher in emotion dysregulation. The findings underscore the importance of evaluating family and individual characteristics to better support adolescent well-being.

Association (psychology) · Closeness · Developmental psychology · Life satisfaction · Multilevel model · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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