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Background and Purpose: Today, the psychological well-being of adolescents has become one of the most important and widely studied topics in psychology and the social sciences. Understanding the factors influencing the psychological well-being of this age group is considered one of the top research priorities in this field. One of these factors is family functioning and the level of resilience among adolescents, which can directly and indirectly contribute to the improvement or deterioration of their psychological well-being. The objective of the current study was to investigate a predictive model of psychological well-being based on family functioning, considering the mediating role of resilience in adolescents.

Method: This research employed a descriptive method and utilized structural equation modeling. The study population consisted of adolescent student-athletes in the second grade of high school in Tehran during the academic year 2021–2022. A total of 250 students were selected as the final sample through convenience sampling. The research instruments included the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003), the Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale (1989), and the Family Functioning Questionnaire by Epstein et al. (2007).

Findings: The results of the statistical analysis indicated that the fit indices of the research model were satisfactory. Family functioning had both a direct and an indirect effect (through resilience) on psychological well-being (p<0.05). Additionally, resilience had a significant direct effect on psychological well-being (p<0.05).

Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that family functioning and resilience are important factors that can influence the psychological well-being of adolescents. These results indicate that interventions aimed at improving family functioning and enhancing the resilience of adolescents can lead to improvements in their psychological well-being.