The article presents the results of a longitudinal study
focusing on the role of family interaction measured in
adolescence, and the subjective well-being of young
adult women. Subjective well-being was studied using
two components: the cognitive component, referring
to an individual’s self-assessment of their life, and
the emotional component, which is made up of two
independent components – positive and negative affect.
The index of emotional well-being was also taken into
account. Family interaction was studied using Lewis’
theory. 66 young adult women (2. measurement)
and their parents (1. measurement, information
gathered ten years ago) participated in the study. The
following instruments were used: the Family of Origin
Questionnaire (Lewis, 1989), the Satisfaction with Life
Scale (SWLS, Diener et al. 1985, Slovene version) and
the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS, Watson
et al. 1988, Slovene version). The results confirm the premise that how the mother deals with the needs of the
daughter, as perceived by the mother in the daughter’s
childhood and adolescence, is a significant factor in
predicting the daughter’s subjective-well being in
adulthood. Connections between such predictions and
the father’s experiences or the competency of the family
system were not ascertained. The article also presents
the connections between subjective well-being and other
demographic factors.
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