Predicting Adolescent Adjustment and Well-Being

The Interplay between Socio-Emotional and Personal Factors

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15470934
AutoresUsue De la Barrera (0000-0003-1510-9669, Universitat de València), Konstanze Schoeps (0000-0002-6312-7055, Universitat de València), Jose Antonio Gil-Gomez (0000-0001-9954-2480, Universitat Politècnica de València), José‐Antonio Gil‐Gómez, Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla (0000-0003-2536-2019, Universitat de València, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen16
Número23
Páginas4650-4650
Fecha de publicación2019-11-22
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph16234650
PMID31766641
OpenAlexW2991284111
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas25
Referencias citadas57

Social and emotional factors such as emotional competence and self-esteem are protective factors that promote adolescent mental health and well-being. In this paper, we will examine the combined contribution of these socio-emotional factors in addition to personal factors, in the prediction of psychological adjustment and subjective well-being in adolescence. The study included 840 adolescents aged between 12 and 16 years old ( M = 13.37, SD = 1.16, 51.4% girls). We measured personal variables (sex, age, number of siblings), socio-emotional variables (emotional competence and self-esteem), psychological adjustment (emotional and behavioural problems) and subjective well-being (life satisfaction and affect balance). Besides descriptive analysis and Pearson bivariate correlations, two different methodologies were performed, including hierarchical regression models and a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The results show that emotional competence is a protective factor for optimal adjustment and well-being, and suggest that self-esteem reinforces this relation. Different patterns were observed for female and male adolescents of different ages and with different family backgrounds. The practical implications of our findings for intervention programs have been discussed

Bivariate analysis · Competence (human resources · Developmental psychology · Emotional competence · Emotional intelligence · Emotional well-being · Mental health · Multilevel model · Regression analysis · Self-esteem · Well-being · Clinical Psychology · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology