Objective      To investigate the relationship of parenting style and subjective well-being in university students

and the mediating role of resilience in their relationship.       Methods      A total of 492 university students were surveyed with the Subjective Well-being Scale

the Chinese version of Egma Minnen av Bardndosnauppforstran (EMBU)

and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.       Results      These students had a high level of subjective well-being

with the life satisfaction average score of 4.14±1.25

and average scores of positive emotions and negative emotions of 3.16±0.62 and 2.40±0.7

3 respectively. The boys had significantly higher score in negative emotions than in the the girls (t=2.62

P0.01). So did the freshman in positive emotions than those from other graders (F=2.77

P0.05). Students from urban areas got significantly higher life satisfaction than those from rural areas (t=3.70

P0.01). The emotional warmth and understanding from mothers was a significant predictor of life satisfaction

while that from parents and their interaction was a significantly predictor of positive emotion. Fathers’ punishment and mothers’ rejection could significantly predict negative emotions (r

2

=0.101

0.125

0.166).       Conclusion      Resilience partially mediates the relationship between parenting style and subjective well-being. Resilience totally mediates the relationship between the parental emotional warmth and understanding interactive items

and positive emotions.