ERIC Number: EJ1233353
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
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Strength-Based Parenting and Adolescents' Psychological Outcomes: The Role of Mental Toughness
Sagkal, Ali Serdar; Özdemir, Yalçin
Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, v29 n2 p177-189 Dec 2019
The aim of this study was to examine the direct and indirect effects (via mental toughness) of strength-based parenting on adolescents' psychological distress and subjective happiness. Participants included 370 adolescents (M = 15.86 years, SD = 0.50, range = 14-18 years, 51.6% girls) attending public high schools in Turkey. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires that included measures of strength-based parenting, mental toughness, psychological distress, and subjective happiness. Findings provided evidence of both direct as well as indirect effects (via mental toughness) of strength-based parenting on adolescents' psychological outcomes. Specifically, results showed that strength-based parenting was negatively and directly related to psychological distress, and positively and directly related to subjective happiness. In addition, strength-based parenting was indirectly related to psychological distress and subjective happiness through mental toughness. The findings highlight the importance of strength-based parenting and mental toughness on psychological outcomes in adolescents.
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, High School Students, Resilience (Psychology), Psychological Patterns, Emotional Disturbances, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Correlation, Mental Health, Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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