Mother and adult daughter: The connection between their psychological well-being and the mother’s parental attitudes

In psychology, attention to the study of human well-being has increased. The question is how psychological transmitted from mother daughter, if it is. Aim: relation between and parental attitudes mothers with adult daughters. Hypothesis: daughter both directly through mother’s attitudes, specificity in periods adulthood. sample 111 dyad — daughters Russia included two groups. first group consisted 20–25 years (M=22) 39–50 (M=45), second 26–40 (M=33) 51– 65 (M=56). Methods: Psychological Well-being Scale (Ryff), Satisfaction Life (Diener), Fordyce Emotions Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Parental Attitude Research Instrument (Schaefer, Bell). Correlation factor analysis was conducted. Results: general, towards equality, independence, acceptance. However, high components “life goal” “positive relationships others” a more pronounced authoritarian control over early-adult daughter. daughters, this leads decrease well-being, but an increase happiness. middle-adult correlated that mother, acceptance independence. late-adult serves as buffer when faced her daughter’s separation, allowing finding new aspirations.