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01-06-2008 | Research Paper

Does subjective well-being show a relationship between parents and their children?

Authors: Ferran Casas, Germà Coenders, Robert A. Cummins, Mònica González, Cristina Figuer, Sara Malo

Published in: Journal of Happiness Studies | Issue 2/2008

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The relationship between the subjective well-being of parents and their own 12–16-year-old children was explored in a Spanish sample of N = 266 families. A positive relationship was expected due to both a shared environment and the possibility of the genetic transmission of subjective well-being ‘set-points’. A positive significant relationship was found for the summated scale of satisfaction domains forming the Personal Well-being Index, and for the specific domains of health and security for the future. However, no relationship was found for the other five domains that make up this Index or for satisfaction with life as a whole. We conclude while these results provide some evidence for the expected influence of a shared environment, they have failed to provide evidence for high heritability of set-points for subjective well-being.

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Title: Does subjective well-being show a relationship between parents and their children?
Authors: Ferran Casas
Germà Coenders
Robert A. Cummins
Mònica González
Cristina Figuer
Sara Malo
Publication date: 01-06-2008
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Happiness Studies / Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 1389-4978
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-007-9044-7

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