Exploring the influence of family relationship on students’ school well-being

The purpose of the study was to examine the potential significance of familial relationships in influencing adolescent students’ experiences of happiness within the school context, contributing to the broader discourse on fostering a supportive environment for youth development. The method in this research used a quantitative approach with a correlational design through a survey method. A sample of 715 higher secondary students, comprising 66 % girls and 34 % boys from Kerala, India, completed the family relationship questionnaire and students’ subjective well-being measure. The analysis used was Spearman’s Correlation and Multiple Regression. Based on the analysis results, it was found that the three dimensions of family relationship are positively correlated with a sig value of < .01. Thus, Ha1 was accepted. Multiple regression results revealed that family coherence (p < .001) emerged as the most significant predictor of student subjective well-being among three dimensions of family relationship measures. Family expressiveness (p < .01) is the second most influential element on students’ school well-being. Meanwhile, the result shows that there is no conclusive evidence that family conflict has predictive significance. Thus, Ha 2 was accepted except family conflict dimension. It may be inferred that all aspects of family relationship are positively related to student well-being. However, only family coherence and expressiveness have a substantial impact on the well-being of Indian higher secondary students, but family conflict does not.