The Effect of Self-Esteem on School Life Satisfaction of Children and Adolescents with Disabilities focused on the Mediating Effect of Evaluation on Their Own Human Rights

This study aimed at examining the relationships among subjective family socioeconomic status (FSES), self-esteem (SE), social support (SS), and life satisfaction (LS) in two independent samples of Chinese adolescents. In Study 1, 510 adolescents were asked to complete a multi-section questionnaire. The mediation analyses indicated that subjective FSES predicted LS through three pathways. First, subjective FSES predicted LS through the mediating effect of SE. Second, subjective FSES predicted LS through the mediating effect of SS. Third, subjective FSES predicted LS through the serial mediating effect of SS and SE. Besides, the contrast tests revealed that the mediating effect of SE had no significant difference with that of SS. To test whether the above results are stable and replicable, we further conducted a validation study in Sample 2 ( N = 405) and found all the results remained significant. Implications for future research and limitations are discussed.

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Parenting Practices, Life Satisfaction, and the Role of Self-Esteem in Adolescents

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16204045 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (20) ◽

pp. 4045 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽

María del Mar Molero Jurado ◽

José Jesús Gázquez Linares ◽

Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz ◽

María del Mar Simón Márquez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Psychological Control ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Adolescent Adjustment ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Self Disclosure ◽

The Relationship

Introduction: Studies have shown significant associations between parenting practices, life satisfaction, and self-esteem, and the role of parenting practices in adolescent adjustment, emphasizing its influence on wellbeing. Objectives: To analyze the relationships between parenting practices, self-esteem, and life satisfaction, and test the mediating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between the different parenting practices and life satisfaction of adolescents. Method: The sample came to a total of 742 adolescents, with an average age of 15.63 (SD = 1.24; range 13–19). The Parenting Style Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale were used. Results: Perception by adolescents of high levels of affect and communication, self-disclosure, and a sense of humor related to their parents, as well as low levels of psychological control, explained the life satisfaction of the adolescents. Self-esteem exerted a partial mediating effect on the relationship between parenting practices and satisfaction with the life of the adolescent. Finally, self-esteem also appeared to be a moderator variable, specifically in the effect of self-disclosure on the life satisfaction of the adolescent. Conclusions: The results reinforce the role of personal variables, especially self-esteem, in parent-child interaction and in the improved subjective wellbeing of the adolescent.

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