The mediator effect of ontological well-being in relationship beetween perceived parental psychological control and depression

The importance of parents on the development of children and adolescents has been demonstrated by many studies. Recently, parental control is also an significant topic in the literature. The following study examines the mediating effect of ontological well-being in relationship beetwen the psychological control which is one of the sub-dimensions of parental control in adolescents and depression. For this purpose, 445 adolescents between the ages of 18-23 were asked for permission and included in the study. Participants filled the demographical form developed by researcher, and Ontological Well-Being Scale, Psycholgical Control Scale and Beck Depression Scale. The data were analyzed with the structural equation model and Pearson Correlation Analysis. In the structural model obtained as a result of the research, it was found that the effect of perceived parental psychological control on depression via the ontological well-being is statistically meaningful. Besides, as a result of the correlation analysis there is a statistically significant relationship between perceived psychological control and depression