Activities and relationships with parents as key ecological assets that encourage personal positive youth development

Scientific literature has shown contextual factors that predict youth development, and family variables are the most important ones. In this study, we propose a model that explains the relation between family variables (relationship with parents and family activities) and Personal Positive Youth Dev...

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Published in:Journal of community psychology 2022-03, Vol.50 (2), p.896-915
Main Authors: Orejudo, Santos, Balaguer, Álvaro, Osorio, Alfonso, de la Rosa, Pedro Antonio, Lopez‐del Burgo, Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent development
Child
Confirmatory factor analysis
Families & family life
Family Relations
family relationships
Female
Humans
Interiority
Life satisfaction
Male
Parents
Parents & parenting
personal positive youth development
Personal Satisfaction
satisfaction
self‐control
Sexual Behavior
Structural equation modeling
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Youth
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Summary:Scientific literature has shown contextual factors that predict youth development, and family variables are the most important ones. In this study, we propose a model that explains the relation between family variables (relationship with parents and family activities) and Personal Positive Youth Development (assessed through Life satisfaction, Interiority, and Self‐control), across different cultures. We recruited 2867 adolescents aged 12–18 years (52% female) from three countries: Spain, Mexico, and Peru. They completed an anonymous questionnaire. We run exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and structural equation modelling, testing for invariance across countries and sexes. In all subsamples, positive family relationships were associated with adolescents' Life Satisfaction. In addition, time invested on family activities was associated with Interiority and with Self‐control. However, some differences across cultures and sex were found in the specific associations. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed regarding how to improve adolescent development through family life.
ISSN:0090-4392
1520-6629
DOI:10.1002/jcop.22689