Positive Concurrent and Prospective Associations between Well-Being and Self-Esteem in the Context of Father- and Mother-Child Closeness in Adolescence: A Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model

Consistent with the scar model of self-esteem(SE), analyses of data from 4 waves of adolescents (N=350) suggested that wellbeing (WB) prospectively predicts SE after accounting for parental closeness. Findings also indicated that concurrent relations exist between SE, WB, and perceived closeness to father (PCF).