Abstract
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.
Highlights
Recibido: 25 de mayo de 2021 | Revisado: 19 de octubre de 2021 | Aceptado: 12 de noviembre de 2021 | Publicado Online: 15 de noviembre de 2021
Recursos psicológicos como predictores de problemas emocionales y conductuales en jóvenes universitarios
ABSTR ACT Introduction: Preventing problem behaviors in university students requires the identification of its causes and possible protective factors
Summary
María Elena Rivera Heredia, Irma María Niebla Guzmán, y Xolyanetzin Montero Pardo2*. Recursos psicológicos como predictores de problemas emocionales y conductuales en jóvenes universitarios. Objetivo: identificar los recursos psicológicos que predicen los problemas emocionales y conductuales en jóvenes. Método: se utilizaron cuatro instrumentos para evaluar a una muestra no probabilística de 320 estudiantes universitarios: escala de problemas emocionales y conductuales, de relaciones intrafamiliares, de recursos psicológicos afectivos y sociales. Conclusión: es fundamental fortalecer los recursos psicológicos e incluirlos en el diseño de programas de intervención universal y selectiva para promover el desarrollo positivo y la prevención de problemas emocionales y conductuales en estudiantes universitarios. Palabras clave: Recursos psicológicos, problemas emocionales y conductuales, relaciones intrafamiliares, jóvenes universitarios. 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
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