Tanhaye Reshvanloo F, Saeidi Rezvani T, Jami R, Seadatee Shamir A. Psycho-Social Well-being in Female Students: the Role of Perceived Parental Autonomy Support and Warmth. Iranian Journal of Educational Sociology 2020; 3 (3) :1-8
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1- Ph.D. Student in Educational Psychology, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2- M.A. Student in Educational Psychology, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
3- Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology, Department of Personality and Educational psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (1490 Views)
Purpose: According to self-determination theory well-being of individuals rests upon meeting the psychological need to autonomy, competence, and relatedness and the environment which provides the ground to meet these needs can facilitate psychological well-being of people. The goal of present research is to investigate the role of paternal and maternal autonomy support and warmth in psychological and social well-being of female students.
Methodology: The design was correlational studies; 182 female freshmen students of Mashhad Payam-Noor University were selected using multistage random sampling and completed Perceptions of Parents Styles (POPS; Robbins, 1994), psychological well-being (Ryff, 1989) and social well-being (Keyes, 1998) questionnaires. Data analysis was done using correlation coefficients and stepwise regression in SPSS software.
Findings: The findings showed that there was significant and positive relationship between paternal autonomy and social integration. Maternal warmth has positive relationships with self-acceptance, personal growth, social integration and social well-being. Paternal warmth has a positive significant relationship with self-acceptance, personal growth, psychological well-being, social integration, social contribution and social well-being. There was no significant relationship among maternal autonomy support with none of the research variables.
Conclusion: It seems that warm and friendly behavior along with parents' affection toward children can have sustainable impacts on children's well-being.
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Special Received: 2020/05/30 | Accepted: 2020/08/6 | Published: 2020/10/1