This study investigated the associations among family income and life satisfaction in parents, and parenting styles, income, and overall happiness and depression in their adolescents. A total of 1,913 participants comprising adolescents (aged 14–16) and their parents were recruited for this study. Participants were assessed using self-report questionnaires. Monthly household income was recorded by an open-ended question item. The life satisfaction of parents and overall happiness of adolescents were assessed by one item each, rated on a 4-point Likert scale. Three subtypes of parenting style (affectionate, monitoring, over-control) were evaluated by adolescents using an inventory consisting of 21 items on a 4-point Likert scale. Adolescents’ depression was assessed with a checklist rated by the adolescents, consisting of 10 items on a 4-point Likert scale. The odds ratio (OR) for life dissatisfaction in adults was significantly higher in the lower (1st and 2nd) quintile groups of household income, by 9.94 (p < .001) and 3.50 (p < .001) folds, respectively, compared to the highest (5th) group. In contrast, household income had no significant association with life unhappiness in adolescents. Further, total household income had no significant association with the adolescent’s depression score in linear regression analysis, but parenting style did. While affectionate (β = −0.260; p < .001) and monitoring (β = −0.100; p < .001) parenting styles showed negative associations with adolescents’ depression scores, over-control style (β = 0.120; p < .001) showed a positive association. The results indicate the differences in factors impacting the life satisfaction of adults and happiness of adolescents, and the importance of effective parenting for adolescents’ mental health.

这项研究调查了父母的家庭收入和生活满意度之间的关系，以及他们青少年的养育方式、收入和整体幸福感和抑郁症之间的关系。本研究共招募了 1,913 名参与者，包括青少年（14-16 岁）及其父母。参与者使用自我报告问卷进行评估。每月家庭收入由一个开放式问题项目记录。父母的生活满意度和青少年的整体幸福感各用一个项目进行评估，采用李克特 4 点量表进行评分。青少年使用由 4 点李克特量表上的 21 个项目组成的清单评估了教养方式的三个亚型（深情、监控、过度控制）。青少年的抑郁症通过青少年评分的清单进行评估，由 10 个项目组成，采用李克特 4 点量表。在家庭收入较低的（第一和第二）五分位数组中，成年人对生活不满的优势比（OR）显着更高，为 9.94（p  < .001) 和 3.50 ( p  < .001) 倍，分别与最高（第 5 个）组相比。相比之下，家庭收入与青少年的生活不快乐没有显着关联。此外，在线性回归分析中，家庭总收入与青少年的抑郁评分没有显着相关性，但养育方式有。虽然深情 (β = -0.260; p  < .001) 和监控 (β = -0.100; p  < .001) 养育方式与青少年的抑郁评分呈负相关，但过度控制方式 (β = 0.120; p < .001) 显示正相关。结果表明，影响成年人生活满意度和青少年幸福感的因素存在差异，有效育儿对青少年心理健康的重要性。