Personal and Family Correlates to Happiness amongst Italian Children and Pre-Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Verrastro, Valeria; Ritella, Giuseppe; Saladino, Valeria; Pistella, Jessica; Baiocco, Roberto; Fontanesi, Lilybeth
Titel	Personal and Family Correlates to Happiness amongst Italian Children and Pre-Adolescents
Quelle	In: International Journal of Emotional Education, 12 (2020) 1, S.48-64 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2073-7629
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Family Relationship; Parent Child Relationship; Children; Early Adolescents; Psychological Patterns; Self Concept; Gender Differences; Attachment Behavior; Age Differences; Attitudes; Self Esteem; Satisfaction; Correlation; Italy; Piers Harris Childrens Self Concept Scale; UCLA Loneliness Scale; Family Adaptability Cohesion Evaluation Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Selbstkonzept; Geschlechterkonflikt; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Zufriedenheit; Korrelation; Italien
Abstract	This study examines how family functioning, the parent-child relationship and personal factors are related to happiness in 1549 children aged 7 to 14 years old (53% females) in Italy. Children and pre-adolescents completed a set of questionnaires on self-rated happiness, self-concept and loneliness. At least one of their parents filled in questionnaires on family functioning, attachment and their child's happiness level. No gender differences were found in the direct measure of happiness, but younger participants were happier than older participants, according to both the children's and parents' evaluations. Happiness is influenced by positive self-concept, self-esteem and low levels of satisfaction but family functioning does not seem to play a major role. The clinical and social implications of the study are discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Centre for Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health. Old Humanities Building (OH) Room 241, University of Malta, MSD 2080, Malta. Tel: +356-2340-3014; Web site: http://www.um.edu.mt/ijee
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01