Introduction: Adolescence is amongst the most rapid stage of human development. It is the period to create knowledge and skills, learn to mange emotions, obtain attributes and capacities and relationships with parents and peers. All these aspects are important for enjoying these years and assuming the roles of adults. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between parental attachment, self-esteem and psychological wellbeing of adolescents. Methods: The participants were 292 adolescents with age ranging from 13 to 18 years. Inventory for parent and peer attachment (IPPA) by Armsden and Greenberg self-esteem scale by Rosenberg and psychological wellbeing scale by Ryff were used to measure the parental attachment, self-esteem, and psychological wellbeing in adolescents. Result: Results indicated that the the correlation value of parental attachment and psychological wellbeing was found be 0.306. The value of correlation value for self-esteem and psychological wellbeing was found to be 0.342. Conclusion: Significant positive relationship was found between parental attachment, self-esteem, and psychological wellbeing. The mediation analysis has shown that self-esteem partially mediates the relationship between parental attachment and psychological wellbeing among adolescents.

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This study investigated the relationship among spiritual intelligence mindfulness and life satisfaction among young adults. The sample consisted of 168 young adults. Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire (SIQ) by Abdollahzadeh et al. ( 2009) [1] Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MASS) by Brown and Ryan (2003) [7] Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) by Diener et al., (1985) [12] were used to study the variables. Pearson product moment correlation and stepwise regression were applied to analyze the data. Results indicated that there was significant positive relationship among spiritual intelligence mindfulness and life satisfaction whereas only spiritual intelligence significantly predicted life satisfaction among young adults.

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