Parent-Adolescent Communication Quality and Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Roles of Autonomy and Future Orientation

Figures & data

Figure 1 Structural equation analyses evaluating the indirect effect of parent-adolescent communication quality on life satisfaction via autonomy and future orientation.

Notes: ** p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.

Abbreviations: F-open, open communication with father; M-open, open communication with mother; F-problems, problems in communication with father; M-problems, problems in communication with mother.

Table 1 Descriptive Statistics of the Variables

Variables	M	SD	1	2	3	4
1 Communication quality	3.43	0.59	–
2 Autonomy	3.01	0.26	0.32***	–
3 Future orientation	3.53	0.51	0.28***	0.48***	–
4 Life satisfaction	5.05	0.73	0.39***	0.56***	0.57***	–

Note: ***p < 0.001.

Table 2 Standardized Estimates and 95% CIs for Direct and Indirect Effects

Path	Standardized Estimate	95% CI
Direct effect
CQ → LS	0.15 ^a	[0.04, 0.27]
Total indirect effect
CQ → LS	0.34 ^a	[0.27, 0.43]
Specific indirect effect
CQ → AU → LS	0.19 ^a	[0.12, 0.28]
CQ → FO → LS	0.07 ^a	[0.02, 0.13]
CQ → AU → FO → LS	0.09 ^a	[0.05, 0.15]

Note: ^aEmpirical 95% confidence interval does not include zero.

Abbreviations: CQ, communication quality; AU, autonomy; FO, future orientation; LS, life satisfaction.