The long-term effects of emotional competencies and self-esteem on adolescents’ internalizing symptoms

  1. Konstanze Schoeps 1
  2. Alicia Tamarit 1
  3. Silvia Postigo Zegarra 2
  4. Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla 1
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

  2. 2 European University of Valencia
Revista:
Revista de psicodidáctica

ISSN: 1136-1034

Año de publicación: 2021

Volumen: 26

Número: 2

Páginas: 113-122

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/J.PSICOE.2020.12.001 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Revista de psicodidáctica

Resumen

Los síntomas internalizantes como el estado de ánimo depresivo, las quejas somáticas y la ansiedad de los adolescentes son una preocupación importante y global para los padres, los educadores y los profesionales. Las investigaciones empíricas indican que una elevada autoestima está asociada con la adaptación psicológica y el bienestar emocional en la adolescencia. En el presente estudio se ha examinado la autoestima como posible mediador en la relación entre las competencias emocionales y los síntomas internalizantes durante la adolescencia. Los datos de auto-informes de 855 adolescentes españoles (M edad = 13.6, DT = 1.09, 52% chicas) se han recogido en dos momentos, utilizando un diseño longitudinal. El modelo de mediación se ha estimado utilizando modelos de ecuaciones estructurales (SEM). Los resultados han mostrado que las chicas perciben y entienden las emociones mejor que los chicos, pero también experimentan con mayor frecuencia angustia emocional, mientras que los chicos muestran mayores niveles de autoestima. Los resultados del modelo de ecuaciones estructurales indican que la autoestima positiva funciona como mediadora entre las competencias emocionales y los síntomas internalizantes a largo plazo. Las competencias emocionales deficientes y la baja autoestima están fuertemente asociadas con los síntomas internalizantes en los adolescentes. Estos resultados tienen implicaciones para las investigaciones futuras y el desarrollo positivo de los jóvenes, teniendo en cuenta que las competencias emocionales y la autoestima pueden proteger a los adolescentes de experimentar síntomas de depresión y ansiedad.

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Las autoras desean agradecer a los numerosos estudiantes que participaron en este estudio, as? como a las familias y docentes por su colaboraci?n y apoyo.

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