The mediating role of negative affect in the relationship between family functioning and subjective happiness in Spanish college students

Authors

  • Maria Dolores Galian Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology. University of Murcia, Murcia (Spain)
  • Ester Ato Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology. University of Murcia, Murcia (Spain) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6726-8325
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.552001
Keywords: Family functioning, Negative affect, Subjective happiness, Mediation, Spanish culture

Abstract

Previous research shows that family functioning and an individual’s temperamental characteristics carry significant weight in explaining subjective happiness. However, the link between these factors is scarcely considered in emerging adulthood. For more understanding, the main aim of our study was to explore the mediating role of negative affect on the relationship between family functioning and subjective happiness among a sample of 347 college students in Spain. Results showed moderate scores in family cohesion and   flexibility were positively associated to a young person´s subjective happiness, while some extreme scores in those scales showed the opposite pattern. In contrast, negative affect was negatively associated to subjective happiness in college students. SEM analyses revealed that negative affect fully mediates the relationship between both balanced and unbalanced family functioning and subjective happiness. As regards dysfunctional family patterns, we found that negative affect fully mediated the relationship between disengaged, enmeshed and chaotic unbalanced scales, and subjective happiness. However, this mediational pattern failed to replicate in the unbalanced rigid scale. The social and clinical implications of these results on the promotion of subjective happiness in early adulthood was discussed, taking into account Spanish cultural beliefs on family functioning and well-being.

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Galian, M. D., & Ato, E. (2023). The mediating role of negative affect in the relationship between family functioning and subjective happiness in Spanish college students. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 39(2), 239–251. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.552001
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