Resilience and psychological well-being: differences for affective profiles in italian middle and late adolescents

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Published: Jul 2, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2016.n1.v1.237

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Maria Elvira De Caroli
Università degli Studi di Catania
Elisabetta Sagone
Università degli Studi di Catania

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This study was focused on the differences for affective profiles on dimensions of resilience and factors of psychological well-being in a sample of Italian middle and late adolescents. We used the Italian Resiliency Attitudes and Skills Profile (De Caroli y Sagone, 2014a), the Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff y Keyes, 1995), and the Positive (PA) and Negative (NA) Affect Scale (Di Fabio y Bucci, 2015). We obtained four different combinations of affective profiles: self-fulfilling (high PA and low NA), low affective (low PA and low NA), high affective (high PA and high NA), and self-destructive profile (low PA and high NA). Results: adolescents with self-fulfilling profile reported higher resilience (in detail, sense of humor, competence, adaptability, and engagement) and psychological well-being (that is, autonomy, purpose in life, self-acceptance) than the others. Additionally, boys had greater self-fulfilling profile and scored higher in sense of humor and adaptability than girls, while girls had greater high affective and self-destructive profiles and scored higher in control and engagement than boys. Future developmental and educational research could deepen other protective factors of self-fulfilling profile in adolescence, as self-efficacy and optimism.

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De Caroli, M. E., & Sagone, E. (2016). Resilience and psychological well-being: differences for affective profiles in italian middle and late adolescents. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 1(1), 149–160. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2016.n1.v1.237
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016): PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE AND PROFESSION. FACING REALITY.
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