Relazioni intragenerazionali e intergenerazioni in famiglia e benessere psicosociale degli adolescenti

This study was aimed to analyze some aspects of parent-adolescent and siblings relationships, and their links with adolescents’ psychological wellbeing and negative feelings. The self-report questionnaire “Me, the school and my lifestyle” (Cattelino, Begotti, Bonino, 1999) was administered to 1298 adolescents, of both genders, aged from 14 to 19. Results showed that self disclosure with parents and high parental support were positively related to psychological wellbeing and negatively to negative feelings in both genders. Positive relationships with siblings and self-efficacy in asking them for help were linked with wellbeing and less negative feelings only in males. The quality of the relationships with siblings and with parents were related to each other.