Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction? Evidence from British Cohort Surveys

2014 ◽  
Vol 124 (580) ◽  
pp. F688-F719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Frijters ◽  
David W. Johnston ◽  
Michael A. Shields
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Adult Life

Childhood Trauma and Adult Life Satisfaction in a Random Adult Sample

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1227-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Royse ◽  
Beth Lewis Rompf ◽  
Surjit S. Dhooper
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Adult Sample

640 randomly selected adults were surveyed about childhood traumatic events and their current life satisfaction. Respondents who had experienced traumatic childhood events rated themselves significantly less satisfied with life and were less likely to be home owners and more likely to live in families with lower incomes than respondents who had not experienced traumatic events (ns ranged from 44 to 232, depending on the items).

No Benefit in Seeing a Dark Future?

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Christensen ◽  
Sören Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Functional Outcomes ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
The Self ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Adult Life Span ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Risk Of Mortality

Abstract. In their article, Lang, Weiss, Gerstorf, & Wagner, (2013) use the adult life span sample of the national German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) to explore functional outcomes of life satisfaction with regard to hazards of mortality. Their findings suggest that “being overly optimistic [in] predicting a better future than actually observed was associated with […] a great risk of mortality within the following decade.” In this short paper, we analyze the same data set using the same model, but, in addition to the self-rated health status in the starting year included in the model by Lang et al. (2013) , we furthermore control for the self-rated health at the target year. With this modification, it turns out that the accuracy of anticipated future life satisfaction has no significant effect on mortality. Two additional analyses underpin this finding.

Attachments to Mother, Father, and Romantic Partner as Predictors of Life Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 106648072110641
Author(s):  
Hanna Zagefka ◽  
Natalya Andrew ◽  
Brigitte Boelen ◽  
Olivia Cummings ◽  
Ruby Denton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
General Life Satisfaction ◽  
Attachment To Mother

Two correlational survey studies were conducted among adult samples (Ns  =  205; 697) to test the effects on general life satisfaction of attachment to three close others: mother, father, and romantic partner. Results showed that attachment to mother and father also matter in adulthood, in that they are associated with adult life satisfaction. Secure attachments to mother and father were positively associated with life satisfaction, and anxious and avoidant attachments to mother and father were negatively associated with life satisfaction. Moreover, attachment to the romantic partner was also related to life satisfaction, so that secure attachment was positively related to life satisfaction, and anxious and avoidant attachments were negatively related to the outcome variable. Importantly, attachment to mother and father were still significant predictors of life satisfaction when effects of attachment to the current romantic partner were controlled for. The effects of parental attachments on life satisfaction were not mediated by attachment to the romantic partner. Theoretical and applied implications of the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Mediators of the Association Between Childhood Emotional Maltreatment and Young Adult Men’s Life Satisfaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Pierce ◽  
Antonia Abbey ◽  
Rhiana Wegner
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Rejection Sensitivity ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Emotional Maltreatment ◽  
Wide Range

Childhood emotional maltreatment has been linked to a wide range of deleterious physical and psychological adult health outcomes. The present study extends past research by examining the effects of childhood emotional maltreatment on young adult men’s life satisfaction through its effects on hostility and perceptions of social relationships. Participants were 423 single men who completed two interviews 1 year apart. As hypothesized, the association between self-reported childhood emotional maltreatment and adult life satisfaction was mediated through general hostility, rejection sensitivity in romantic relationships, and perceptions of male friends’ social support. These findings suggest that interventions which address distorted perceptions of romantic partners and friends might reduce the negative impact of childhood emotional maltreatment.

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