La percepción de la socialización paterna y materna sobre la resiliencia de adolescentes / Paternal and maternal socialization perception on adolescent resilience

La relación con los progenitores es un aspecto clave en el desa-rrollo adolescente, pues el sentimiento de aceptación o rechazo por parte de estos se ha visto relacionado con el ajuste psicológico de la descenden-cia. A su vez, la resiliencia, habitualmente conceptualizada como capacidad para gestionar o adaptarse a los retos y la adversidad, resultaría fundamental para el ajuste en dicho periodo, caracterizado por numerosos cambios y re-tos simultáneos en distintos aspectos vitales. Por ello, el objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la capacidad predictiva de las dimensiones de socializa-ción parental afecto-comunicacióny crítica-rechazosobre la resiliencia adolescen-te. Método:Participan 899 adolescentes (50.4% mujeres) de entre 12 y 19 años (M= 14.68; DT= 1.73). Mediante regresiones lineales se analiza la capacidad predictiva de las dimensiones de socialización parental sobre la resiliencia filial. Resultados:Se comprueba que las dimensiones paternas, es-pecialmente la crítica-rechazo, resultan más significativas a la hora de predecir las puntuaciones en resiliencia. Discusión: Los resultados apuntan a la rele-vancia de la crítica-rechazo sentida por los y las adolescentes, especialmente en el caso de proceder del padre. Se discute la posible interpretación dife-rencial de los y las adolescentes de las dimensiones en función del sexo de los progenitores.(AU)

Parent-child relations are a key aspect in adolescent develop-ment, since feelings of parental acceptance or rejection have been found to be associated with teenagers’ psychological adjustment. Resilience, usually conceptualised as the ability to manage or adapt to challenges and adversi-ty, is a fundamental factor in adjustment during adolescence, a period characterised by numerous simultaneous changes and challenges in differ-ent aspects of life. The aim of the present study is therefore to analyse the predictive capacity of different dimensions of parental socialisation (affec-tion-communication and criticism-rejection) on adolescent resilience. Meth-od:Participants were 899 adolescents (50.4% female), aged 12 to19 years (M= 14.68; SD= 1.73). Linear regressions were performed to analyse the predictive capacity of the different dimensions of parental socialisation on adolescent resilience. Results:Paternal dimensions, especially paternal criti-cism-rejection, were revealed as relevant factors for predicting resilience scores. Discussion:The results point to the important impact of the criti-cism-rejection felt by adolescents, especially if perceived from the father. Different possible interpretations of these dimensions are discussed, in ac-cordance with whether they are perceived from the mother or the fathe.(AU)

Internal Structure, Reliability and Invariance across Gender Using the Multidimensional School Climate Scale PACE-33.

The school climate is one of the keys to the efficiency, quality and improvement of the school. For this reason, numerous studies have highlighted the importance of evaluating this construct. However, there is still no measure in Spanish that evaluates the most relevant aspects of school climate in a valid and reliable way. This paper has two main objectives that try to overcome this limitation: (1) to analyse the internal structure and internal consistency reliability of the Students' Perception of School Climate scale (escala Percepción del Alumnado sobre el Clima Escolar-PACE-33); and (2) examine its measurement and structural invariance across men and women. This study involved 1180 adolescents (mean age, Mage = 15.37 years; standard deviation, SD = 1.90) selected by means of incidental sampling. The results obtained show that, among the models tested, the one corresponding to nine correlated factors shows the best adjustment to the data; furthermore, they note that it presents adequate internal consistency indices. The results also prove that this model is equivalent in men and women. These data support that the PACE-33 is a valid and reliable measure to assess the adolescents' perception of the main aspects of the school climate.

The role of social support in school adjustment during secondary education / El papel del apoyo social en el ajuste escolar en Educación Secundaria

BACKGROUND: During secondary education, a stage with a high risk of failure and school dropout, social support is an important contextual variable for the prevention of school maladjustment. The aim of this study is to examine a theoretical model of the explanatory capacity of social support in terms of school adjustment, understood as school engagement and perceived academic performance. METHOD: Participants were 1,468 students (51% girls; 49% boys) from the Basque Country, aged between 12 and 17 (M=14.03, SD=1.36). The study had an ex post facto cross-sectional design. The measurement instruments used were: TCMS -teacher support subscale, AFA-R -family support and peer support subscales, SEM -School Engagement Measure, and EBAE-10 - perceived academic performance subscale. Various different structural models were tested. RESULTS: The first-choice model was one in which social support predicts school engagement with perceived academic performance as a mediating variable: together, both variables predict 73% of school engagement. The strongest effect was that of teacher support, followed by family support, whereas friends were not found to have any direct effect on school adjustment variables. CONCLUSIONS: Teachers and families should strive to offer social support to students as a means of strengthening perceived academic self-efficacy and school engagement

ANTECEDENTES: durante la Educación Secundaria, etapa con riesgo de fracaso y abandono escolar, el apoyo social representa una variable contextual relevante para prevenir el desajuste escolar. El objetivo de este trabajo es examinar un modelo teórico sobre la capacidad explicativa del apoyo social sobre el ajuste escolar -implicación escolar y rendimiento académico percibido-. MÉTODO: participan 1.468 estudiantes (51% chicas; 49% chicos) con edades entre 12 y 17 años (M=14.03; DT=1.36) del País Vasco. Es un estudio con diseño ex post facto transversal. Las medidas empleadas son: TCMS -subescala apoyo profesorado-, AFA-R -subescalas apoyo familiar y apoyo amistades-, SEM -escala implicación escolar- y EBAE-10 -subescala rendimiento académico percibido-. Se comprueban varios modelos estructurales. RESULTADOS: el modelo de primera elección es el de predicción del apoyo social sobre la implicación escolar con el rendimiento académico percibido como variable mediadora: predicen conjuntamente un 73% de la implicación y prevalece el efecto del apoyo del profesorado, seguido del apoyo familiar, frente a la ausencia de efecto directo de amistades sobre las variables de ajuste escolar. CONCLUSIONES: el profesorado y la familia deben ofrecer apoyo social al alumnado para reforzar la percepción de autoeficacia académica y la implicación escolar

The role of social support in school adjustment during Secondary Education.

BACKGROUND: During secondary education, a stage with a high risk of failure and school dropout, social support is an important contextual variable for the prevention of school maladjustment. The aim of this study is to examine a theoretical model of the explanatory capacity of social support in terms of school adjustment, understood as school engagement and perceived academic performance. METHOD: Participants were 1,468 students (51% girls; 49% boys) from the Basque Country, aged between 12 and 17 (M=14.03, SD=1.36). The study had an ex post facto cross-sectional design. The measurement instruments used were: TCMS -teacher support subscale, AFA-R -family support and peer support subscales, SEM -School Engagement Measure, and EBAE-10 - perceived academic performance subscale. Various different structural models were tested. RESULTS: The first-choice model was one in which social support predicts school engagement with perceived academic performance as a mediating variable: together, both variables predict 73% of school engagement. The strongest effect was that of teacher support, followed by family support, whereas friends were not found to have any direct effect on school adjustment variables. CONCLUSIONS: Teachers and families should strive to offer social support to students as a means of strengthening perceived academic self-efficacy and school engagement.

Diferencias de sexo y edad en el autoconcepto social / Sex and age differences in social self-concept

Resumen Este estudio tiene por objeto identificar diferencias asociadas a la edad y al sexo en el autoconcepto social medido con el Cuestionario de Autoconcepto Social (AUSO), de Fernández-Zabala (2011), que consta de las escalas de responsabilidad social y de competencia social. Participaron en la investigación 767 estudiantes, 318 hombres (41.5 %) y 449 mujeres (58.5 %), de entre 16 y 25 años (M = 19.97; DT = 1.86) divididos en dos grupos de edad (menores de 20 años y mayores de 20). Tras comprobar la invarianza factorial del cuestionario por sexo y edad, se verifican diferencias en la escala de responsabilidad social, y no en la de competencia social, a favor de las mujeres y del grupo de más edad. Estos resultados suponen un avance respecto de anteriores conocimientos sobre el desarrollo del autoconcepto social a la par que refrendan la calidad psicométrica del AUSO.

Abstract The aim of this study is to identify differences associated with age and sex in the social self-concept measured by the Social Self-Concept Questionnaire (AUSO), by Fernández-Zabala (2011), made up for two scales: social responsibility and social competence. In the research participated a total of 767 students, 318 men (41.5 %) and 449 women (58.5 %), between 16 and 25 years (M = 19.97, SD = 1.86) divided into two age groups (under 20 years and older than 20). After checking the factorial invariance of the questionnaire by sex and age, differences in the scale of social responsibility are verified, but not on social competence, in favor of women and older group. These results represent an advance over previous knowledge on the development of social self-concept and at the same time endorse AUSO psychometric quality.

Personal self-concept and satisfaction with life in adolescence, youth and adulthood / El autoconcepto personal y la satisfacción con la vida en la adolescencia, juventud y edad adulta

BACKGROUND: The main aim of this study was to explore the relationships between personal self-concept and satisfaction with life, with the latter as the key indicator for personal adjustment. The study tests a structural model which encompasses four dimensions of self-concept: self-fulfillment, autonomy, honesty and emotions. METHOD: The 801 participants in the study, all of whom were aged between 15 and 65 (M = 34.03, SD = 17.29), completed the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Personal Self-Concept (APE) Questionnaire. RESULTS: Although the four dimensions of personal self-concept differ in their weight, the results show that, taken together, they explain 46% of the differences observed in satisfaction with life. This implies a weight that is as significant as that observed for general self-esteem in previous research studies. CONCLUSIONS: This issue should be dealt with early on, during secondary education, in order to help prevent psychological distress or maladjustment

ANTECEDENTES: el principal objetivo de esta investigación consiste en precisar las relaciones entre el autoconcepto personal y la satisfacción con la vida, asumida como el indicador central del ajuste personal, sometiendo a prueba un modelo estructural que contempla cuatro dimensiones del autoconcepto: la autorrealización, la autonomía, la honradez y las emociones. MÉTODO: los 801 participantes en el estudio, quienes tienen edades comprendidas entre 15 y 65 años (M = 34.03; DT = 17.29), respondieron a los cuestionarios Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) y Autoconcepto Personal (APE). RESULTADOS: aunque el peso de cada una de las cuatro dimensiones del autoconcepto personal es diferente, los resultados muestran que en conjunto explican un 46% de la satisfacción con la vida. Ello supone un peso tan significativo como el de la autoestima general, según lo hallado en otras investigaciones previas. CONCLUSIONES: esta cuestión debiera abordarse ya desde la Educación Secundaria para trabajar de forma preventiva el malestar o desajuste psicológico

Personal self-concept and satisfaction with life in adolescence, youth and adulthood.

BACKGROUND: The main aim of this study was to explore the relationships between personal self-concept and satisfaction with life, with the latter as the key indicator for personal adjustment. The study tests a structural model which encompasses four dimensions of self-concept: self-fulfillment, autonomy, honesty and emotions. METHOD: The 801 participants in the study, all of whom were aged between 15 and 65 (M = 34.03, SD = 17.29), completed the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Personal Self-Concept (APE) Questionnaire. RESULTS: Although the four dimensions of personal self-concept differ in their weight, the results show that, taken together, they explain 46% of the differences observed in satisfaction with life. This implies a weight that is as significant as that observed for general self-esteem in previous research studies. CONCLUSIONS: This issue should be dealt with early on, during secondary education, in order to help prevent psychological distress or maladjustment.