RT Journal Article
T1 Parental Communication and Life Satisfaction in Adolescence
A1 Cava, María-Jesús
A1 Buelga, Sofía
A1 Musitu Ochoa, Gonzalo
K1 family
K1 communication
K1 life satisfaction
K1 adolescence
AB This study aims to analyze the influence of communication with the mother and father on adolescents¿ life satisfaction, as well as possible indirect effects through self-esteem, feelings of loneliness, and perceived classroom environment. These relationships, and possible gender differences, were analyzed in a sample of 1,795 adolescents (52% male, 48% female) aged 11 to 18 years-old (M = 14.2, SD = 1.68), using structural equation modeling. Results indi- cate a direct effect of communication-mother (girls: ß = .19, p < .001; boys: ß = .16, p < .05) and communication-father (girls: ß = .22, p < .001; boys: ß = .17, p < .05) on adolescent life satisfaction; and also indirect effects through self-esteem (communication-mother: girls, ß = .18, p < .01; boys: ß = .19, p < .05; communication-father: girls: ß = .28, p < .001; boys: ß = .27, p < .01) and feelings of loneliness (communication-mother: girls: ß = -.19, p < .01; boys: ß = -.21, p < .05; communication-father: girls: ß = -.31, p < .001; boys: ß = -.20, p < .01). The results and implications of this study are discussed.
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 1138-7416
YR 2014
FD 2014-12-29
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10433/4344
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10433/4344
LA en
NO Spanish Journal of Psychology, 17, e98, 1-8
NO Departamento de Educación y Psicología Social
NO Universidad de Valencia
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026