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