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The aim of the present study explored the unique contribution of parents on adolescents’ emotional well-being through the perspective of Self-Determination Theory. This study examined whether perception of parents directly effected adolescents’ emotional well-being (i.e., positive affect and negative affect) or whether these effects were mediated though the function in a self-determined way (autonomous development). The direct paths suggested that autonomy supportive relationships with parents promote feelings of emotional well-being for adolescents. However, the indirect paths proposed that autonomy supportive relationships with parents had indirect influences on emotional well-being in a self-determined way. Autonomy supportive relationships with parent likely foster high levels self-determined functions, which in turn have been linked with high levels of emotional well-being. A total of 525 high school students, from 9th to 12th grade, participated from Çanakkale. The data were obtained by using the Perceptions of Parents Scale (POPS), Positive-Negative Affect Scales (PANAS), and Self-Determination Scale (SDS). The model suggested in the present study was applied to the data using Lisrel 8.54.The results revealed that self-determination mediated the relationship between parent relationship and emotional well-being. These findings suggested that parent autonomy supportiveness foster adolescents’ emotional well-being by promoting high levels of self-determination.

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