Are You Happy Now? Agreement of Self-, Father-, and Mother-Reports on Judgments of Life Satisfaction of Filipino College Students
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Are You Happy Now? Agreement of Self-, Father-, and Mother-Reports on Judgments of Life Satisfaction of Filipino College Students
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Eric Julian Manalastas
Alric V Mondragon |
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Psychology
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How satisfied are Filipino college students with their lives and do their respective fathers and mothers accurately gauge this? In an empirical demonstration of self-other agreement in a family context, we investigated self-reports of global life satisfaction vis-à-vis father- and mother-judgments in a sample of N = 68 student–mother–father triads using Diener et al.’s (1985) Satisfaction With Life Scale validated using Sycip et al. (2000) measure of Filipino well-being. Results showed moderate convergence for self vs mother-reports, with a general overestimation bias for both fathers and mothers. Multiple regression analysis suggested that mother-reports, compared to father-reports, appeared to be better predictors of adolescent children’s self-reported levels of life satisfaction. Students with mothers and fathers who made less discrepant judgments also tended to have higher self-reported life satisfaction. Results are discussed using the Realistic Accuracy Model (RAM) of personality judgment (Funder, 1995) as well as findings in family psychology.
Philippine Journal of Psychology Vol.39(1) 2006
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Psychological Association of the Philippines
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2008-05-09
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Peer-reviewed Article
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http://www.philjol.info/index.php/PJP/article/view/103
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Philippine Journal of Psychology; Vol 39, No 1 (2006)
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en
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Philippines
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