Attachment to Parents as a Predictor of Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Among Adolescents

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of parental attachment in adolescents’ life satisfaction. The study group consisted of 470 high school students (237 females, 233 males) who were attended schools in Denizli-Turkey in 2016-2017 academic year. In this study, Multidimensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale and Attachment to Parents and Friends Inventory were used to gather data. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to examine the relationships between variables for the analysis of data. In addition, multiple regression analysis was used to determine the power of the attachment to parent to predict the sub-dimensions of the life satisfaction. The results showed that positive correlations were found between attachment to parents (mother and father) and life satisfaction (family, friends, environment, school and self) in adolescents. In addition, it was found that attachment to the parents was a positive and significant predictor of the life satisfaction (family, friends, environment, school, self) in adolescents. Implications of these results are discussed within the context of literature.