When Parents Press for Achievement: The Relationship between Academic Stress, Insomnia, Adolescent-Parent Relationships, and Life Satisfaction

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Haspolat N. K., Ağırkan M.

JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES, cilt.33, ss.1-14, 2024 (SSCI)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10826-024-02921-z
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Criminal Justice Abstracts, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-14
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aimed to examine the relationships among parental achievement pressure, adolescent-parent relationships, academic stress, insomnia, and life satisfaction in high-achieving students. Data were collected from 327 science high school students (162 females [49.5%], 165 males [50.5%]) aged between 14 and 18 years old (Mean = 15.98, SD = 1.22). Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyze the data. Parental achievement pressure predicted academic stress and adolescent-parent relationships; academic stress predicted insomnia; both insomnia and adolescent-parent relationships predicted life satisfaction. Academic stress and insomnia had multiple mediator roles between parental achievement pressure and life satisfaction. Adolescent-parent relationships had a mediating role between parental achievement pressure and life satisfaction. Regarding indirect relationships between the variables, it was found that parental achievement pressure could predict life satisfaction through academic stress, insomnia, and adolescent-parent relationships. Variables explained approximately 42% of the total variance regarding life satisfaction. The findings suggest complex relationships among parental achievement pressure, adolescent-parent relationships, academic stress, insomnia, and life satisfaction in highachieving students. These results highlight the importance of addressing parental achievement pressure, academic stress, and insomnia to improve life satisfaction among high-achieving students.