Impact of Character Strength on Life Satisfaction of Adolescents from Punjab: Moderating Role of Authoritative Parenting Style

Abstract

The present study aims to find out the impact of character strength on life satisfaction of adolescents from Punjab, whereas, authoritative parenting style moderated the relationship between character strength and life satisfaction. The sample comprised of 410 adolescents from both genders equally with age range of 10-17 years selected through simple random sampling technique. Participants were taken from four metropolitan cities (Multan, Lahore, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi) of Punjab. Three self-report measures were employed in this research; Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (VIA-Youth) developed by Park & Peterson (2006), Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) and Parental Authority questionnaire (Buri, 1991). The collected data were analyzed through SmartPLS (3.0). Findings of study indicated that there was significant positive impact of character strength on life satisfaction. While, the moderation analysis confirmed significant moderating role of authoritative parenting style between character strength and life satisfaction of adolescents. The findings of this research would be helpful for parents and consultants to understand the major role of authoritative parenting style in shaping the character strength among their children.