Psychological resources as predictors of emotional and behavioral issues in young University students
Introduction: Preventing problem behaviors in university students requires the identification of its causes and possible protective factors. Objective: To identify the psychological resources that can predict emotional and behavioral issues in young people. Method: Four different scales were used to...
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| author | María Elena Rivera Heredia Irma María Niebla Guzmán Xolyanetzin Montero Pardo |
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| description | Introduction: Preventing problem behaviors in university students requires the identification of its causes and possible protective factors. Objective: To identify the psychological resources that can predict emotional and behavioral issues in young people. Method: Four different scales were used to evaluate a non-probabilistic sample of 320 university students: the emotional and behavioral issues scales, the intra-family relationships scale, and the social resources scale and affective resources scale. The sample included 146 men and 173 women between the ages of 18 to 24 (mean: 20.04, standard deviation: 1.62). Results: The main findings show significant statistical negative correlations between the problem behaviors and the affective, social, and family resources. Regarding the differences between participants, women showed higher mean scores of depressions and somatic problems, while men showed higher scores of alcohols and tobacco consumption. The step-by-step regression results revealed depression to be the problem behavior with the highest explained variance (47%), predicted by difficulties in managing sadness, lack of self-control regarding anger, the expression of emotions, and problems with anger management. Conclusion: Strengthening psychological resources and incorporating them in the design of universal and selective intervention programs is fundamental to prevent emotional and behavioral problems in university students to promote their positive development. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d3d1a7efad8b4bec94895c7bc7a149892025-02-03T02:01:50ZengInstituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica – IPOPSInteracciones2411-59402413-44652021-11-017e22810.24016/2021.v7.228Psychological resources as predictors of emotional and behavioral issues in young University studentsMaría Elena Rivera Heredia0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5835-0789Irma María Niebla Guzmán1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7749-6639Xolyanetzin Montero Pardo2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3656-0942Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Michoacán, MexicoUnidad Académica de Psicología Mazatlán, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, MexicoUnidad Académica de Psicología Mazatlán, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, MexicoIntroduction: Preventing problem behaviors in university students requires the identification of its causes and possible protective factors. Objective: To identify the psychological resources that can predict emotional and behavioral issues in young people. Method: Four different scales were used to evaluate a non-probabilistic sample of 320 university students: the emotional and behavioral issues scales, the intra-family relationships scale, and the social resources scale and affective resources scale. The sample included 146 men and 173 women between the ages of 18 to 24 (mean: 20.04, standard deviation: 1.62). Results: The main findings show significant statistical negative correlations between the problem behaviors and the affective, social, and family resources. Regarding the differences between participants, women showed higher mean scores of depressions and somatic problems, while men showed higher scores of alcohols and tobacco consumption. The step-by-step regression results revealed depression to be the problem behavior with the highest explained variance (47%), predicted by difficulties in managing sadness, lack of self-control regarding anger, the expression of emotions, and problems with anger management. Conclusion: Strengthening psychological resources and incorporating them in the design of universal and selective intervention programs is fundamental to prevent emotional and behavioral problems in university students to promote their positive development.https://ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/228psychological resourcesemotional and behavioral issuesintra-family relationshipsuniversity students |
| spellingShingle | María Elena Rivera Heredia Irma María Niebla Guzmán Xolyanetzin Montero Pardo Psychological resources as predictors of emotional and behavioral issues in young University students Interacciones psychological resources emotional and behavioral issues intra-family relationships university students |
| title | Psychological resources as predictors of emotional and behavioral issues in young University students |
| title_full | Psychological resources as predictors of emotional and behavioral issues in young University students |
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| title_short | Psychological resources as predictors of emotional and behavioral issues in young University students |
| title_sort | psychological resources as predictors of emotional and behavioral issues in young university students |
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