Berta Schnettler

Estudios sobre la relación entre la orientación sexual y el bienestar subjetivo muestran que las personas no heterosexuales (lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y de otras orientaciones no heterosexuales, LGB+) reportan menos satisfacción vital que sus pares heterosexuales. La población universitaria LGB+ enfrenta tanto los desafíos propios de la adultez emergente como aquellos derivados del estigma social. Por ello, el objetivo de este estudio fue examinar el rol predictor de la orientación sexual, la identidad de género, el apoyo social de familia, amistades y otras personas relevantes, y la discrepancia del yo sobre la satisfacción vital en estudiantes universitarios chilenos LGB+. Participaron 161 estudiantes universitarios LGB+ de cuatro comunas de Chile. Los participantes respondieron una encuesta en línea que contenía preguntas sociodemográficas, el Índice de Discrepancia del Yo, la Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida y la Escala Multidimensional de Apoyo Social Percibido. Los datos fueron analizados a través de una regresión jerárquica de tres pasos, que incluyó variables sociodemográficas, variables predictoras y las interacciones entre ellas. Los resultados mostraron que los predictores de la satisfacción vital fueron: tener una identidad cisgénero, una menor discrepancia del yo y un mayor apoyo familiar y de otras personas que son significativas. No se observó interacciones estadísticamente significativas entre las variables predictoras. Estos hallazgos sugieren experiencias específicas de la población universitaria LGB+, con distinción entre personas cisgénero y personas trans/no binarias, que pueden potenciar su satisfacción vital.

Background: Research on family support has primarily focused on emotional aspects, paying less attention to instrumental support and its concurrent association with food-related well-being. Aim: To explore direct and indirect actor and partner effects among parents’ instrumental family support, diet quality, and satisfaction with food-related life (SWFoL) in dual-earner families with adolescents. Methods: Online surveys were conducted with 860 dual-earner parent dyads and one adolescent child (mean age 12.7 ± 1.8 years; 49.8% female) in Chile. Family members completed the Adapted Healthy Eating Index and the SWFoL Scale; parents also answered an Instrumental Support subscale. Analyses were conducted using a mediation Actor–Partner Interdependence Model via structural equation modeling. Results: Mothers’ and fathers’ instrumental support was positively associated with their own SWFoL, both directly and indirectly via their diet quality. Parents’ support was also positively related to adolescents’ SWFoL directly and indirectly via adolescents’ diet quality. Symmetrical crossover effects between instrumental support and SWFoL emerged for both parents. Mothers’ support was additionally associated with fathers’ SWFoL indirectly through fathers’ diet quality. Conclusions: Instrumental support operates as a vital systemic resource within dual-earner households. By enhancing diet quality, tangible support protects family food-related well-being and embeds adolescents’ nutritional health within the parental resource ecosystem.

Current perspectives recognize sexual orientation as multidimensional, accounting for individuals’ sexual, affective and social experiences over time (Diamond, 2023; Klein, 1985), in contrast with ...

Introduction: Drawing on the Conservation of Resources theory and the work-family enrichment framework, this study posits that resources acquired in the workplace, such as supervisor support, generate benefits that enhance outcomes both within the work domain and across the family domain. While work-to-family enrichment (WtoFE) is a recognized driver of job and family satisfaction, research exploring how these resources cross over to affect the well-being of both partners and their adolescent children remains limited. The research explored both the direct and indirect relationships, as well as the relationships between individuals, related to perceived supervisor support, WtoFE, and job and family satisfaction among dual-income parents and their adolescent children. Methods: Using a cross-sectional, single-timepoint design, 430 parents who both earn an income and have at least one adolescent child were recruited for the research through non-probabilistic sampling. The mediation Actor-Partner Interdependence Model and structural equation modeling were employed for data analysis. Results and Discussion: The results indicate that perceived supervisor support from both parents enhances job satisfaction but does not equally affect family satisfaction. Notably, fathers’ support boosts mothers’ job satisfaction and adolescents’ family satisfaction. This support also contributes to parents’ WtoFE, positively influencing both family and job satisfaction. Mothers’ support specifically enhances fathers’ WtoFE, while fathers’ support benefits mothers’ and adolescents’ family satisfaction. Both parents’ WtoFE plays a mediating role between their perceived supervisor support and family and job satisfaction at individual and inter-individual levels. These findings underscore the importance of developing strategies that enhance supervisor support to improve job satisfaction for parents and family satisfaction for all family members.

Introduction: This paper aimed (a) to identify dual-income parents’ profiles based on their levels of family emotional and instrumental support, and (b) to compare these profiles by characterising dual-income parents’ satisfaction in the work, family, and food domains. Method: The sample included 516 dual-income parent families with adolescent children in Chile. Participants answered an online questionnaire, which included a shortened version of the Inventory of Family Support for Workers, the Satisfaction with Family Life Scale, the Overall Job Satisfaction Scale, and the Satisfaction with Food-related Life Scale. Results: Using a Latent Profile Analysis, five profiles of dual-income parents were identified: Profile 1: Low support (39.06%); Profile 2: Greater support for mothers (27.30%); Profile 3: Greater support for fathers (13.17%); Profile 4: Lowest support (12.35%); and Profile 5: Low support for fathers (8.12%). Profiles differed in life satisfaction in terms of family, job, and food. Conclusions: The

Introduction: Dual-income families with children face the challenge of balancing work and family to achieve greater wellbeing, especially in the context of the health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. A quantitative methodology was used to examine the direct and indirect intraindividual and interindividual relationships between the workplace family support perception, work-family balance, and job and family satisfaction.Methods: The study involved 454 couples of mothers and fathers of children between 12 and 16 years of age, workers from two regions in Chile. The questionnaires included the scales of perceived workplace support for families, work-family balance, job satisfaction, and family satisfaction.Results: The results provide new insights into the positive direct and indirect link between workplace family support perceptions, work-family balance, and satisfaction with work and family domains in mothers and fathers with paid work. In addition, they show the role of work-family balance as an underlying mechanism through which greater job satisfaction (at the intra- and interindividual level) and family satisfaction (at the intra- and interindividual level) would be possible.Discussion: New insights are provided on the direct and indirect positive relationship with symmetrical crossovers in mothers and fathers between perceived workplace support for the family, work-family balance, job satisfaction, and family satisfaction.

Heteronormativity encompasses societal norms that uphold binary gender roles and heterosexual identities and relationships as the only acceptable manifestations of sexuality and gender. Research showed that heteronormativity has a fundamental influence on individuals' lives and identities, but its impact on the well-being of heterosexual individuals has been scarcely explored. This study addresses this gap by examining profiles of heteronormativity among heterosexual Chilean university students and their association with variables related to subjective well-being, such as life satisfaction, perceived social support, and self-reported health. Using latent profile analysis, four profiles were identified based on participants' z-scores on heteronormativity and its dimensions—Gender essentialism and Normative behavior: Non-conformist, Traditionalist, Diffused, and Essentialists. Profiles also showed significant differences by gender, life satisfaction, perceived social support, and self-reported health scores. These findings uncover the diverse manifestations and effects of heteronormativity in heterosexual individuals, and the potential influence of these norms on individuals’ well-being. These findings have implications for both research and interventions seeking to improve university students’ health and overall well-being.

Introduction: The study examined the direct and indirect effects of parents’ workload, work-to-family conflict (WtoFC), job satisfaction, and family satisfaction among dual-earning parents and their adolescent children.Methods: A total of 516 dual-earning parents and one adolescent child were enlisted for the study using non-probabilistic sampling. Mothers and fathers completed assessments about workload, WtoFC, and the Overall Job Satisfaction Scale, while all three family members responded to the Satisfaction with Family Life Scale.Results: The data were analyzed using the mediation Actor-Partner Interdependence Model and structural equation modeling. The findings revealed a negative association between mothers’ workload and family satisfaction. Moreover, both parents’ workloads reduce adolescents’ family satisfaction. Both parents’ workload was positively associated with their WtoFC. Additionally, WtoFC was found to significantly mediate across intraindividual and interindividual domains, linking workload and job satisfaction in parents and workload and family satisfaction for parents and their adolescent children.Discussion: These empirical insights underscore the critical need to mitigate workload and WtoFC to enhance parental job satisfaction and family satisfaction of all family members. The study’s practical implications provide the audience with actionable insights that can be applied to workplace practices, empowering them to make informed decisions.

Background: Partner support and work–life balance (WLB) are important for families’ well-being. Previous research has linked perceived family support, WLB, and satisfaction with food-related life (SWFoL); however, there is limited information regarding each parent’s support from their partner. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory, the work–home resources, and the actor–partner interdependence model (APIM), this study examined the direct and indirect effects of parents’ perceived partner support, WLB, and the SWFoL of dual-income parents and their adolescents, considering the moderating role of parents’ gender-transcendent attitudes. Methods: A total of 516 dual-earning parents with one adolescent child were recruited in Chile using non-probability sampling. The parents completed scales measuring perceived partner support, WLB, and gender role attitudes. The three family members responded to the Satisfaction with Food-Related Life scale. The data were analyzed using the mediation APIM, structural equation modeling, and multi-group analysis. Results: The model fit was robust (RMSEA = 0.016; SRMR = 0.052; CFI = 0.982; TLI = 0.978). The findings showed that the mothers’ SWFoL was indirectly and positively affected by their and the fathers’ perceived partner support through both parents’ WLB. The fathers’ SWFoL was directly and positively affected by their perceived partner support and indirectly via their WLB. The adolescents’ SWFoL was directly and positively affected by the mothers’ perceived partner support and indirectly by the fathers’ perceived partner support through the fathers’ WLB. In families where the fathers exhibited low gender-transcendent attitudes, the relationship between the mothers’ perceived partner support and WLB was stronger. Conclusions: Thus, it can be concluded that the mediating role of work–life balance is significant, as it facilitates the transmission of resources within and between individuals to enhance parents’ and adolescents’ SWFoL.