Life events, self-concept, and adolescents' positive subjective well-being

McCullough, Gable; Laughlin, James E.

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“…Second, do stressful life events (SLEs) relate to life satisfaction? Again, we expected to replicate findings by McCullough et al (2000) that indicated SLEs influenced adolescents' ratings of life satisfaction. It was predicted that lower ratings of life satisfaction would be indicated for those adolescents with a greater proportion of SLEs.…”

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“…For example, life satisfaction was found to be only weakly influenced by parents' marital status (intact vs. non-intact family); however, life satisfaction was found to be strongly influenced by personality characteristics (Huebner, 1991a). Moreover, life satisfaction appears to be moderately influenced by life events (Ash & Huebner, 2001;McCullough et al, 2000).…”

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“…Global life satisfaction is a cognitive evaluation of one's life as a whole (Diener, 1994). Although related, these variables are distinguishable, with each displaying different correlates (Diener et al, 1999;McCullough, Huebner, & Laughlin, 2000).…”

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“…Findings have revealed that the contribution of demographic variables to explaining levels of SWB is weak compared to the contribution of intrapersonal variables. For example, global self-concept is an influential correlate of reports of life satisfaction (McCullough et al, 2000). Huebner (1991a) found variables such as age, year in school, gender, parents' marital status, and parents' occupational status did not significantly influence children's ratings of global life satisfaction.…”

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“…In addition to major life events, daily events such as daily hassles, or chronic everyday stressors, contribute to how an individual rates his or her satisfaction with life. McCullough et al (2000) found that in adolescents, "environmental life events explained variance in well-being over and above that of a powerful intrapersonal variable, global self-concept" (p. 287). Furthermore, Ash and Huebner (2001) found that both positive and nega-tive chronic, everyday stressors and acute events contributed significantly to life satisfaction.…”

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Relationships among stressful life events, temperament, problem behavior, and global life satisfaction in adolescents

Relationships among stressful life events, temperament, problem behavior, and global life satisfaction in adolescents

Is Sexual Behavior Healthy for Adolescents? A Conceptual Framework for Research on Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Physical, Mental, and Social Health

How Creative Self‐Concept Leads to Happiness: A Multilevel Chain Mediating Model

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