IMPACT OF PARENTAL NEGLECT AND QUALITY OF SIBLING RELATIONSHIP ON SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING AMONG FIRST BORN AND LAST BORN

Abstract

Objectives: To inspect the impact of parental neglect and quality of sibling relationships on subjective well-being among first-born and last-born.

Design of the Study: cross-sectional survey research design

Place and Duration of Study: Sargodha from Dec 2022 to April 2023

Sample and method: A purposive sample of 300 adolescents and young adults from the Sargodha division, composed of first-borns (n=150) and last born (n=150), was included in the cross-sectional survey research design. The Multidimensional Neglect Behavior Scale, Form: Adolescent and Adult Recall (Straus et al., 2011), Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (Stocker & McHale, 1992), Adolescence subjective well-being scale (Eryılmaz, 2012) measured parental neglect, quality of sibling relationship, and subjective well-being respectively.

Results and Conclusion: Results of the analysis reveals that parental neglect was a significant negative predictor of subjective well-being, and sibling relationship was a significant positive predictor of subjective well-being; however, for birth order, the mean difference was non-significant. Parental neglect harmed the subjective well-being of a youngster, and the quality of sibling relationships positively impacted a youngster's subjective well-being.