The relationship between having sibling and aggression and subjective well being in adolescents

The aim of this research is, to investigate the relationship between having sibling and aggression and subjective well-being in adolescents. The sample of the research consists 331 adolescent students between the ages of 11 and 15. A personal information form, Adolescent Subjective Well Being Scale and Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire are used in the study. At the end of the study, a significant relationship is found between having sibling and subjective well-being in adolescents. While satisfaction in family relationships and positive emotions were differentiating by having a sibling; life satisfaction and relations with others were not differentiated with regard to having sibling. There was a statistical difference between aggression and having sibling situation; the level of aggression of the adolescents who does not have sibling was higher than the adolescents who have sibling. There was no significant relationship between gender and subjective well-being. The findings are discussed in the light of the similar studies in literatüre.