The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem in the Relationship Between Resilience and Satisfaction with Life in Adolescent Students

Autor: Usán Supervía P, Salavera Bordás C, Quílez Robres A
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Vol Volume 15, Pp 1121-1129 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1179-1578
Popis: Pablo Usán Supervía,1 Carlos Salavera Bordás,1 Alberto Quílez Robres2 1Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; 2Department of Sciences of Education, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SpainCorrespondence: Carlos Salavera Bordás; Alberto Quílez Robres, Email salavera@unizar.es; aquilez@unizar.esBackground: During their school years, adolescents undergo emotional and motivational experiences that can play a key role in their personal and academic development. This study aims to analyse the relationship between self-esteem, resilience and satisfaction with life.Methods: The study comprised 1592 students. The instruments used were Rosenberg’s Self-esteem Scale (RSE), the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Descriptive statistics, correlations between the variables investigated and investigated and mediation analysis was calculated by SPSS v26.0ʹs MACRO.Results: The results of this study revealed 1) significant correlations between self-esteem, resilience and satisfaction with life. In addition, 2) it was found that self-esteem plays a mediating role in the relationship between resilience and satisfaction with life in adolescents. For all the operations, a p≤ 0.05 level of significance was adopted, with a 95% confidence level.Conclusion: The self-esteem of the students is decisive in the relationship between resilience and satisfaction with life in adolescents. These results emphasise the importance of promoting self-esteem, as mediating variable between the other two constructs, leading to the adequate personal and academic development of students.Keywords: self-esteem, resilience, satisfaction with life, students
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