Mediating Role of Strength Use Between Strength-Based Parenting and Subjective Well-Being in Emerging Adulthood

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Published: Aug 30, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.28932/humanitas.v9i2.11576
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strength-based parenting, strength use, subjective well-being, Emerging Adulthood Women, mediation analysis pengasuhan berbasis kekuatan, penggunaan kekuatan, kesejahteraan subjektif, Emerging Adulthood Women, analisis mediasi

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Vida Handayani
Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia
Marissa Chitra Sulastra
Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia

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This study aimed to examine the mediating role of Strength Use in the relationship between Strength-Based Parenting and subjective well-being during emerging adulthood. Subjective well-being was assessed through Life Satisfaction and the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE). This quantitative survey-based research involved 459 emerging adult respondents aged 18-24 years, predominantly female (81.9%) and with a high school education (64.05%). Data were collected using online questionnaires and analyzed with path analysis using the bootstrapping method. The results indicated that Strength-Based Parenting directly and significantly influenced Life Satisfaction (β = 0.152, p < .001) and SPANE (β = 0.215, p < .001). Strength Use also significantly affected Life Satisfaction (β = 0.233, p < .001) and SPANE (β = 0.221, p < .001). Furthermore, Strength Use significantly mediated the relationship between Strength-Based Parenting and Life Satisfaction (indirect effect = 0.106, p < .001) and SPANE (indirect effect = 0.101, p < .001). This suggests a complementary mediation, where Strength-Based Parenting still has a significant direct effect, but part of its influence is also mediated by Strength Use. These findings underscore the importance of Strength-Based Parenting and the role of Strength Use in promoting Subjective Well-Being among emerging adulthood.

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Handayani, V., & Sulastra, M. C. (2025). Mediating Role of Strength Use Between Strength-Based Parenting and Subjective Well-Being in Emerging Adulthood. Humanitas (Jurnal Psikologi), 9(2), 233–252. https://doi.org/10.28932/humanitas.v9i2.11576
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