TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of siblings and psychological needs in predicting life satisfaction during emerging adulthood
AU - Hollifield, Christina Rogers
AU - Conger, Katherine Jewsbury
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: This work is supported by a grant to the first author, Christina Hollifield, from the National Science Foundation (Grant No. 1148897). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, or other funding agencies. Additional support has been provided by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Mental Health (HD064687, HD051746, and MH051361). The mission of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is to ensure that every person is born healthy and wanted, that women suffer no harmful effects from the reproductive process, that all children have the chance to fulfill their potential to live healthy and productive lives free from disease or disability, and to ensure the health, productivity, independence, and well-being of all people through optimal rehabilitation. The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.
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© 2014 Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood and SAGE Publications
PY - 2015/6/11
Y1 - 2015/6/11
N2 - Life satisfaction during emerging adulthood is important because it promotes positive psychological functioning and prevents risky behaviors that lead to poor health. Self-determination theory emphasizes the agentic nature of individuals to maintain well-being through the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and the social contexts which influence these processes. Because siblings serve as an emotional resource throughout the life span, sibling support may predict well-being through these psychological needs. With this framework as a guide, 337 individuals from the Family Transitions Project reported sibling support at 17 years old, sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness at 19 years old, and life satisfaction at 20 years old. Sibling support in adolescence was significantly associated with autonomy, competence, relatedness, and life satisfaction in emerging adulthood. Sense of competence mediated the association between sibling support and later life satisfaction. Results highlight the unique influence of siblings in contributing toward life satisfaction.
AB - Life satisfaction during emerging adulthood is important because it promotes positive psychological functioning and prevents risky behaviors that lead to poor health. Self-determination theory emphasizes the agentic nature of individuals to maintain well-being through the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and the social contexts which influence these processes. Because siblings serve as an emotional resource throughout the life span, sibling support may predict well-being through these psychological needs. With this framework as a guide, 337 individuals from the Family Transitions Project reported sibling support at 17 years old, sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness at 19 years old, and life satisfaction at 20 years old. Sibling support in adolescence was significantly associated with autonomy, competence, relatedness, and life satisfaction in emerging adulthood. Sense of competence mediated the association between sibling support and later life satisfaction. Results highlight the unique influence of siblings in contributing toward life satisfaction.
KW - competence
KW - motivation
KW - siblings
KW - transitions to adulthood
KW - well-being
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U2 - 10.1177/2167696814561544
DO - 10.1177/2167696814561544
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84929090570
VL - 3
SP - 143
EP - 153
JO - Emerging Adulthood
JF - Emerging Adulthood
SN - 2167-6968
IS - 3
ER -