Living up to Parental Expectations, Psychological Separation, and Life Satisfaction

This study examined the relationship between living up to parental expectations (LPE) and life satisfaction as well as the moderating effect of psychological separation on this relationship among South Korean college students. The participants (N = 343) completed an online survey measuring the study...

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Published inEmerging adulthood (Thousand Oaks, CA) Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 403 - 414
Main Authors Lee, Soojung, Kim, Myung Sun, Lee, Dohyung, Yon, Kyu Jin, Nelson, Alex J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2023
Sage Publications Ltd
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Life satisfaction
Parents & parenting
Regression analysis
psychological separation
parent-child relationship
South Korea
life satisfaction
living up to parental expectations
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Summary:This study examined the relationship between living up to parental expectations (LPE) and life satisfaction as well as the moderating effect of psychological separation on this relationship among South Korean college students. The participants (N = 343) completed an online survey measuring the study variables. We divided psychological separation into conflictual independence (CI) and general independence (GI) and performed multiple regression analysis. The results revealed a positive association between LPE and life satisfaction. Our analysis also indicated that GI moderated the relationship between LPE and life satisfaction. Specifically, the positive association between LPE and life satisfaction was significant for participants with lower levels of GI. We discussed the significance of these findings and explained their implications for counseling settings in terms of cultural considerations.
ISSN:2167-6968
2167-6984
DOI:10.1177/21676968221114584