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Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction: The Role of Classroom, Family, Self-Concept and Gender

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  • Amapola Povedano-Diaz

    (Department of Education and Social Psychology, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Seville, Spain)

  • Maria Muñiz-Rivas

    (Department of Social Anthropology, Seville University, 41013 Seville, Spain)

  • Maria Vera-Perea

    (Department of Education and Social Psychology, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Seville, Spain)

Abstract

This study analyzes the direct relationships between classroom and family context and adolescent students’ life satisfaction (LS) and the indirect relationships between these same variables through adolescents’ academic, family, and social self-concept from a gender perspective. In the theoretical model, we assume that the quality of the parent—child relationship affects adolescents’ LS both directly and indirectly through their self-concept. We assume that the quality of the classroom climate also affects adolescents’ LS through their self-concept. The sample consisted of 2373 adolescents (49.8% girls) aged 12 to 18 years (mean ( M ) = 14.69, standard deviation ( SD ) = 1.82). A structural equation model was tested to analyse the relationship between the variables. Subsequently, multigroup analysis was performed to determine the structural invariance of the model as a function of gender. The chi square and T-student test was 71.66. Results revealed a direct positive relationship between family environment and LS. Family and classroom environment were indirectly related to LS through their relationship with academic, family, and social self-concept. The result of multigroup analysis supports the structural invariance of the model in both sexes; therefore, the expected relationships are the same for boys and girls, making the model more generalizable and applicable. The practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

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  • Amapola Povedano-Diaz & Maria Muñiz-Rivas & Maria Vera-Perea, 2019. "Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction: The Role of Classroom, Family, Self-Concept and Gender," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2019:i:1:p:19-:d:299331
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