Investigating the mediating role of psychological well-being in the relationship between responsibility and adjustment in single-parent adolescents

Subject Areas : Adolescent health

Mohammad Bagher Haji Soltani ¹ , Leyla Khajepoor ² , Emad Yousefi ³

1 - Ph.D. student of Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran. (Corresponding author) [e-mail] Tel: [phone]
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran. [e-mail]

Received: 2024-02-06 Accepted : 2024-03-14 Published : 2024-08-22

Keywords: adaptation, family, mental well-being, responsibility, single parent, teenager,

Abstract :

Abstract Introduction: Adolescence is one of the special periods of transition, which is associated with extensive physical, psychological and social changes. Adolescents grow up gradually, their needs are different compared to childhood, they want more independence, and they are looking for new values and self-concept, which leads to changing relationships in families. Considering the importance of adolescence, this research was conducted with the aim of investigating the mediating role of psychological well-being in the relationship between responsibility and adaptation in single-parent adolescents in Tehran. Method: This research was applied and the method of doing it was descriptive correlation based on structural equations. The statistical population consisted of single-parent adolescents aged 12 to 15 years studying in the first year of high school in Tehran who lived with only one of their parents (father or mother), and 342 people were selected through sampling. Available were selected. The research tool was Kordlov's responsibility questionnaire, adaptation of high school students and Rif's psychological well-being. Data analysis was done through structural modeling using Amos software. Findings: The findings showed that there is a significant negative relationship between responsibility and adaptability in each single-mother and single-father group. Also, the mediator variable of psychological well-being in the single-parent group has no significant relationship with the variables of responsibility and adaptability, and in the single-parent group, well-being has a positive and meaningful relationship with responsibility and has no significant relationship with adaptability. Conclusion: Adolescents need the constant presence of both their parents in order to provide the conditions for their upbringing well by accepting the responsibility of their upbringing and growth and the active participation of both parents in this matter. © 2020 The Author(s). This work is published by family and health as an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted, provided the original work is properly cited.

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