A CORRELATIONAL STUDY OF LIFE SATISFACTION AND PARENTAL ATTACHMENT AMONG ADOLESCENTS
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Aims/Objective: The present study was aimed to examine the relationship between Life satisfaction and parental attachment among adolescents.
Methodology: Total 74 participants of both genders were empirically tested on the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Obtained data were analyzed by using descriptive, t test and Pearson correlation.
Results and Coclusion: It was found that father and mother attachment was positively associated with life satisfaction. In gender differences, positive correlation was found between gender and mother alienation indicating females scored more on alienation with mother. Further, it was found that both male and females scored high on all domains of mother attachment indicating more secure relationship with mother as compared to father.
Keywords: parental attachment, life satisfaction, adolescents, gender
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