Well being and life satisfaction in Argentinean Adolescents

GONGORA, VANESA; CASTRO SOLANO, ALEJANDRO

Journal of Youth Studies

Taylor & Francis

Lugar: New York; Año: 2014 vol. 17 p. 1277 - 1291

1367-6261

Seligman proposes AQ1 that well-being can be achieved by three main pathways: the AQ2 pleasant life or positive emotions, the engaged life, and the meaningful life. The aims 10 of this study are to investigate the three pathways to well-being in Argentinean adolescents and analyze their relationship to life satisfaction. A sample of 255 Argentinean adolescent students (110 boys and 145 girls) who were between 13 and 18 years of age was used in this study. Participants completed the Three Pathways to Wellbeing Scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Argentinean adolescents scored 15 highest in the pleasant life, second highest on the engaged life and lowest on the meaningful life. The results showed that among the three pathways, only the engaged life was a significant predictor of life satisfaction; however, this was found only in a small proportion of variance (8%). In consonance with well-being theory, those adolescents who can make use of the three pathways at a high level reported the 20 highest level of life satisfaction. Results were similar to previous findings in adult population.