PERCEPTION OF MATERNAL PARENTING PRACTICES AND ADOLESCENT’S SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING: A PREDICTIVE STUDY
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Self-determination theory postulates that all humans have three intrinsic psychological needs, need for competence, relatedness and autonomy (Deci & Ryan, 1985). Satisfaction of these needs is crucial for best possible functioning, internalization of values, psychological well-being and natural growth tendency (Deci et al., 1994; Ryan & Deci, 2000). Guided by the self-determination theory the purpose of the present study is to investigate the predictive association between perceived maternal parenting practices (i.e. parental autonomy support, perceived involvement, and perceived warmth) and subjective well-being (i.e. positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction) in adolescents. A purposive sample of 531 adolescents with age range of 15-19 years, were recruited form public and private sector schools and colleges of Karachi, Pakistan. Along with Demographic Form, Perception of Parents Scales: The College-Student Scale (Robbins, 1994) and ICP-Subjective Well-Being Scale (ICP-SWBS; Moghal, 2012) were administered. Multiple Regression Analysis was employed to test the hypothesis of the present study. The results reveal that three dimensions of perceived parenting practices explained 24% variation in the scores of positive affect (R²=.24, F=54.81, p<.05), however, only parental autonomy support (β = .34, p<.05) and perceived maternal involvement (β = .34, p<.05) were found to be significant predictors of positive affect. Likewise, three dimensions of perceived parenting practices explained 18% variation in the scores of negative affect (R²=.18, F=37.71, p<.05). However, only parental autonomy support (β = -.32, p<.05) and perceived maternal involvement (β = -.17, p<.05) significantly predicted negative affect. Similarly, three dimensions of perceived parenting practices explained 7% variation in the scores of life satisfaction (R²=.07, F=12.99, p<.05). However, only parental autonomy support (β = .15, p<.05) and perceived maternal involvement (β = .15, p<.05) predicted life satisfaction. Thus, findings highlighted the significance of specific maternal parenting dimensions for adolescent’s subjective well-being. The findings have important implications and pave the pathways for future studies.
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