Adolescence is a significant period of the human development and is where you
begin to construct your personal identity. This period is characterized by significant
changes, which result from the established relationships with the youth’s surrounding
environment.
The idea of resilience stems from the human capacity to confront, resist and
overcome the adversities of life, thought the binomial factor between risk factors and
protective factors. At this stage, the resilience manifests itself depending on the context in
which the young is implanted. Family relationships and social networks are essential, and
contribute to self-esteem, emotional self-regulation and a successful academic
performance.
This research intended to understand the process of resilience in young adolescents
and how is determined by socio-demographic or academic factors, and also by
psychological factors such as self-esteem, emotional self-regulation and the psychosocial
environment of the family. The sample consisted of 115 young people from the Escola
EB2, 3 Dr. João Rocha Pai - Vagos (7th and 9th grade) and by 81 guardians.
In addition to collecting demographic data, young people were also evaluated on
resilience (Resilience Scale and Scale HKRAM), self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem
Scale) and emotional self-regulation (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale). The
Guardians were also evaluated on the family background and environment (Family
Environment Scale).
Based on the obtained results we can relate the number of failures with the student's
self-esteem, resilience and independence, excluding the influence of parental sociodemographic factors. We can denote that the student's participation in extracurricular
activities enhances the presence of better skills of resilience and self-esteem, contributing
to a better family environment and reducing the number of failures and conflicts. The link
between self-esteem, family environment and resilience with the socio-economic situation
of young people showed that those who are inserted in the average level have better skills
in the mentioned areas. It can be concluded that self-esteem influences the academic
performance of young people and that the family atmosphere can enhance self-esteem, and
also provide the individual with some emotion guideline strategies.
- PSYCHOLOGY
- ADOLESCENCE
- SELF-ESTEEM
- RESILIENCE
Ambiente Familiar, processos reguladores e resiliência em Jovens Adolescentes
Bem, P. G. D. (Author). 2012
Student thesis: Master's Thesis