This study aims to explore the influence of parental parenting styles on college students' explanatory styles and to examine the mediating role of subjective well-being in this relationship. Using convenience sampling, 303 valid questionnaires were collected from undergraduate students. Data were analyzed using SPSS 27.0 Chinese Edition, employing independent samples t-tests, one-way ANOVA, simple effect analyses, correlation analyses, and regression analyses, while the mediating effect was tested using the product coefficient method with Bootstrap sampling via the PROCESS plugin. Results indicated that: (1) certain dimensions of parental parenting styles showed differences by gender and onl... More >