Subjective Well-Being in Urban Adolescents: Interpersonal, Individual, and Community Influences

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between subjective well-being criteria (negative affect, positive affect, and subjective well-being) and individual, family, friend, school, and neighborhood predictor variables in 159 ethnically diverse, urban adolescents. Results indicated that negative affect was significantly predicted by family variables, positive affect was significantly predicted by individual, school, and friend variables, and satisfaction with life was significantly predicted by individual and family variables. Limitations, directions for future research, and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

The Relationship Between Adolescents’ Perceived Parental Involvement, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Subjective Well-Being: A Multiple Mediator Model

“…Joint consideration of this result and the significant mediation role of social self-efficacy in the relationship between parental involvement and adolescent PA suggests that perceived competency in peer relations may contribute to adolescents' pleasant emotions but may not necessarily affect overall LS like perceived competency in the academic domain. These findings are consistent with a study conducted by Morgan et al (2011) which found that distal variables such as peers only influence adolescent PA but not LS. As adolescents spend a lot of time in school, it is understandable that their perceived abilities in dealing with academics and peers may influence their day-to-day affective feelings (e.g., PA).…”

“…The overall picture illustrated by the current study suggests that PA, NA, and LS are influenced differently. This provides support for the recommendations of other researchers (e.g., Busseri and Sadava 2011;Diener et al 1999;Morgan et al 2011) that investigating all three components of SWB within the same study and treating them as separate dimensions is crucial. In addition, the present study adds to a growing body of literature suggesting that paternal involvement is just as important to adolescent positive development as maternal involvement.…”

“…To our knowledge, there have been relatively few investigations of PA and NA with respect to LS. Although no consensus exists yet on a definitive structure of SWB, researchers (e.g., Busseri and Sadava 2011;Diener et al 1999;Morgan et al 2011) have emphasized that components of SWB are correlated, but have separable dimensions. Furthermore, it appears important to include PA, NA, and LS within the same study to provide a more complete depiction of SWB.…”

High self-control protects the link between social support and positivity ratio for Israeli students exposed to contextual risk

“…Familial risk factors can be measured in terms of parental illness (Lopez-Duran, Kuhlman, George, & Kovacs, 2013), divorce (Tein, Sandler, Braver, & Wolchik, 2013), and family adaptability and cohesion (Hamama & Arazi, 2012). Societal-environmental risk factors that can be measured include SES, social support from peers and teachers, positive sense of community, perceived incivilities, crime, and delinquency problems in the student's neighborhood (Morgan et al, 2011).…”

Predicting General Well-Being Based on Resiliency Protective Factors and Demographics in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Emotional Stability

“…Well-being as a multidimensional phenomenon has integrated bio-psycho-socialspiritual dimensions (7)(8)(9). In addition, well-being is a subjective experience including emotional and cognitive dimensions, which are achieved as a result of evaluation of multiple aspects of life (10). Adolescent GWB, as a global concept, includes the ability to acquire values, knowledge, skills, experience, interpersonal relationships, and access to fundamental services that enable an adolescent to participate in the community and affairs, avoid risky behaviors, earn income, and stay healthy (11,12).…”