Maternal and paternal attachment and subjective well-being in adolescents who experienced parental divorce

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI:10.1111/fare.13163

Karla Tay-Karapas, Mónica Guzmán-González, Joaquín Bahamondes, Priscila Comino

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Abstract

Background

The existing body of research has revealed links among parental attachment, self-esteem, and subjective well-being in adolescents. However, there is a notable dearth of studies investigating these connections specifically within the context of adolescents dealing with parental divorce.

Objective

This study examined both direct and indirect associations between parental attachment during adolescence and subjective well-being mediated by self-esteem among individuals dealing with parental divorce.

Method

A total of 204 adolescents (female: n = 83; mean age = 14.43 years, SD = 1.55) whose parents were divorced were recruited for this study and completed a self-administered questionnaire including measures of parental attachment, self-esteem, and subjective well-being (life satisfaction, positive and negative affect).

Results

A structural equation model revealed the following for adolescents whose parents had undergone divorce: (a) There was a significant positive association between maternal (although not paternal) attachment and subjective well-being. (b) Self-esteem mediated the association of maternal attachment with subjective well-being. (c) These associations were not moderated by the participants' assigned sex at birth. Note: Throughout this article, we use the noun sex to refer to the sex assigned at birth (boy or girl, man or woman), for economy of language.

Conclusion

We emphasize the significance of nurturing secure parent–adolescent attachments and cultivating enhanced self-esteem as potential avenues to bolster the well-being of adolescents navigating the challenges posed by parental divorce.

Implications

These findings have impact for the understanding of the attachment–well-being dynamics involved after parental divorce among adolescents.

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父母离异青少年的亲子依恋与主观幸福感

已有的研究揭示了父母依恋、自尊和青少年主观幸福感之间的联系。然而，在青少年处理父母离婚的背景下，调查这些联系的研究明显缺乏。目的探讨父母离婚后青少年时期父母依恋与自尊介导的主观幸福感之间的直接和间接关系。方法选取204名父母离异的青少年（女性：n = 83，平均年龄14.43岁，SD = 1.55）进行问卷调查，问卷内容包括父母依恋、自尊、主观幸福感（生活满意度、积极影响和消极影响）。结果离异青少年的结构方程模型显示：(A)母亲依恋与主观幸福感之间存在显著的正相关关系。(b)自尊在母亲依恋与主观幸福感之间起中介作用。(c)这些关联不受参与者出生时指定性别的影响。注意：在这篇文章中，为了节约语言，我们使用名词sex来指代出生时的性别（男孩或女孩，男人或女人）。我们强调了培养安全的亲子依恋关系和培养增强自尊的重要性，这是促进青少年应对父母离婚带来的挑战的潜在途径。这些发现对理解父母离婚后青少年依恋-幸福感的动态变化有影响。

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Family Relations Multiple-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

13.60%

发文量

164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.