Parenting and adolescent adjustment: The mediational role of family self-esteem

The present study analyzes the relationship between parental socialization practices, acceptance/involvement, and strictness/imposition, different indicators of adolescent adjustment, taking into account role family self-esteem. A sample 848 Spanish adolescents (54.70% females) ranging in age from 14 to 18 years old (M = 16.11, SD 1.10) participated study. series structural equations models (SEMs) were tested examine mediational self-esteem parenting practices outcome variables that capture adjustment: emotional instability, antisocial behavior, academic achievement. influence on adjustment is expected take place through results showed effect acceptance/involvement strictness/imposition achievement was mediated by Family eliminates previous direct relationships all variables, except one which reduced but not eliminated. Acceptance/involvement positively adolescents’ via self-esteem, whereas negatively This contributes clarifying considering as a variable rather than an indicator. findings their implications for science are discussed.