BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON PARENTING STYLES AND ADOLESCENTS’ HAPPINESS
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https://doi.org/10.55197/qjssh.v7i1.918Keywords:
parenting styles, adolescent happiness, bibliometric analysis, mental healthAbstract
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on studying the influence of parenting styles on adolescents' happiness. Despite the importance of parenting styles in adolescent development, there has been limited effort to consolidate the literature on this topic. Employing a bibliometric approach, 426 journal articles were retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS). Through co-citation and co-word analysis, we identified key publications, visualized the knowledge landscape, and projected future directions. Co-citation analysis revealed three clusters (Psychological Well-Being and Growth Dynamics, Adolescent Well-Being: Factors and Developmental Trends, and Adolescent Happiness: Influences, Measurement, and Development), while co-word analysis identified four (Adolescent Well-Being: Psychological Adjustment and Influencing Factors, Youth Well-Being: Resilience, Mental Health, and Quality of Life, Factors Affecting Adolescent Well-being, and Behavioral and Familial Influences on Happiness and Well-Being). These findings could serve as a guide for future research on parenting styles and adolescents' happiness, benefiting policymakers, university leaders, funding agencies, and scholars alike.
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