Parental styles, attributional styles and psychological wellbeing in young adults attending universities

Authors

  • Mariana Gonçalves Boeckel
  • Jorge Castellá Sarriera

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.19802

Keywords:

Parental styles, Attributional styles, Psychological wellbeing, Young adults

Abstract

The family has some essential tasks concerning the persons development. Therefore, the present study searched for correlations between educational strategies, attributional styles and psychological wellbeing among young adults attending universities. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted. Results showed that the authoritative parental style correlates with high wellbeing scores. On the other hand, the more intense authoritarian parental styles were related to higher levels of stability in causal attribution. Concerning attributional styles, it was possible to note that the dimensions globality and stability corresponded to lower psychological wellbeing levels. These outcomes emphasize the importance of the effects of parental styles and attributional styles on the psychological wellbeing, focusing on future psychoeducational actions.

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2006-12-01

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2006)

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