Family Factors Related to Life Satisfaction among Adolescent Girls

The aim of present study was to investigate the family factors affecting Iranian adolescent girls’ life satisfaction.292 adolescent students of Tehran were selected, using a convenience sampling, and asked to answer to Parent-adolescent conflict Questionnaire (Asadi, 1390), Multidimensional Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS), Family Assessment Device (FAD), Parenting Style Questionnaire (Naghasshian,1385) and Attachment Scale (Collins & Read, 1990). Results of forward regression analysis showed that the family-related life satisfaction was predicted by family roles, friends-related life satisfaction was predicted by parent-adolescent conflict about financial issues, academic-related life satisfaction was predicted by authoritative parenting style and parent-adolescent conflict about financial issues. Moreover environment-related life satisfaction was predicted by parent-adolescent conflict about family members, self-related life satisfaction was predicted by parent-adolescent conflict about health issues and relationships with friends and eventually parent-adolescent conflict about religious issues could predict general life satisfaction. Family factors play an important role in predicting adolescent girls’ life satisfaction and should be certainly considered in further prevention and intervention programs.