Is parental rearing an associated factor of quality of life in adulthood?
OBJECTIVE
To examine the hypothesis that favorable parental rearing is associated with better quality of life in adulthood.


METHODS
Two hundred and ninety seven university students answered questions on quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF), parenting style (s-EMBU), coping strategies (Coping Strategies Inventory), life events (Social Readjustment Rating Scale) and depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory). Data was analyzed by means of hierarchical multiple linear regression.


RESULTS
The remote variable of perceived child rearing practices was significantly associated with the quality of life of the students. Maternal emotional warmth was associated with two quality of life domains, psychological and social relationships, in addition to global quality of life.


CONCLUSIONS
These results strengthen the empirical notion that favorable parental care may be associated with better quality of life in adulthood.
Zimmermann
Jacques J
JJ
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. jacques@plugin.com.br
Eisemann
Martin R
MR
Fleck
Marcelo P
MP
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology