Subjective well-being among teenagers of different ages: the role of emotional reactivity and social support from various sources

• Authors: Agnieszka Bojanowska , Anna M. Zalewska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the study was to examine the effects of emotional reactivity and support from different sources for the well-being of teenagers on different stages of development. Data on emotional reactivity, perceived social support from different sources and subjective well-being (SWB) was gathered from 180 younger and 135 older adolescents. Regression analyses included emotional reactivity and social support from different sources as predictors of SWB (positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction). Analyses showed that emotional reactivity predicted all components of SWB. Support was a signifi cant predictor for positive affect and satisfaction, but its specifi c functions depended on age group and its analyzed source. Interaction effects of support with emotional reactivity were signifi cant only among older adolescents - positive affect depended on interaction between emotional reactivity and support from friends, life satisfaction depended on interplay between emotional reactivity and support from teachers.

Keywords

EN

social support; subjective well-being; emotional reactivity

• Publisher: Committee on Psychological Sciences PAS, Warsaw School of Social Psychology
• Journal: Psychological Studies
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 5-21

Dates

published

2011-11-01

online

2012-11-13

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Bojanowska

• Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities

author

Anna M. Zalewska

• Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10167-010-0037-5