Emotional and social problems in adolescents from a gender perspective

  1. Moreno Ruiz, David 1
  2. Povedano Díaz, Amapola 1
  3. Martínez-Ferrer, Belén 1
  4. Musitu Ochoa, Gonzalo 1
  1. 1 Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02z749649

Journal:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Year of publication: 2012

Volume: 15

Issue: 3

Pages: 1013-1023

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5209/REV_SJOP.2012.V15.N3.39392 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The present study aims to analyze the relationships between community involvement, perception of family and school climate, and emotional and social problems in adolescents (satisfaction with life, non-conformist social reputation, and school violence). The sample was composed of 1884 (52% boys and 48% girls) adolescents aged from 11 to 17 years old (M = 13.7, SD = 1.4) from the Valencia Community and Andalusia. A structural equation model was calculated to analyze the data. The results indicated that adolescent community involvement was associated with positive perceptions of family and school climate, and school violence. Associations between the variables of the study included in the structural model were also analyzed as a function of gender. The relationship between school climate and social reputation was significant only for boys. Likewise, the association between community involvement and violent behavior was found to be significant only for boys. Finally, the results and their possible implications are discussed.

Funding information

This study was performed within the framework of the research project PSI2008-01535/PSIC: “School violence, victimization and social reputation in adolescence”, subsidized by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, and within the framework of the educational research project 2009 PIV-015/09: “Violence and victimization in adolescence: analysis from a gender perspective”, subsidized by the Consejería de Educación of the Junta de Andalucía and FEDER European Funds.

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