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      Emociones, estilos de afrontamiento y agresividad en la adolescencia Translated title: Emotions, Coping Style and Aggression during Adolescence

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          Este estudio analiza la relación entre las estrategias de afrontamiento y las emociones para determinar en qué medida son procesos relacionados con la conducta agresiva. Se parte del supuesto de que en la agresividad influyen los mecanismos de afrontamiento en la resolución de problemas y el manejo de las emociones: inestabilidad emocional (falta de autocontrol ante situaciones que producen tensión) o empatía (sentimientos orientados al otro que tiene un problema o necesidad). Se ha evaluado una muestra de 1.557 niños y niñas, con un rango de edad entre 12 y 15 años, escolarizados en primer ciclo de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO) en 36 Centros escolares de la Comunidad Valenciana, seleccionados aleatoriamente. Los resultados indican claras diferencias entre los sujetos con alta y baja agresividad y los mecanismos de afrontamiento que utilizan, los adolescentes más agresivos utilizan en mayor medida un afrontamiento improductivo, mientras que los menos agresivos aplican estrategias más centradas en la resolución del problema. En todos los modelos de ecuaciones estructurales, el efecto directo de la inestabilidad emocional y la empatía sobre la agresividad es significativa, siempre positivo en el primer caso pero negativo en el segundo. Además, la empatía favorece el afrontamiento centrado en la resolución del problema, mientras que la inestabilidad emocional se relaciona positivamente con el afrontamiento improductivo y este con la agresividad.

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          This study assesses the relation between coping strategies and emotions to know to what extend these are processes related to aggressive behavior. We assume that the aggression influence coping mechanisms in solving problems and handling of emotions: emotional instability (lack of self-control in stressful situations) or empathy (feelings faced to "other" who has a problem or need). A sample of 1.557 boys and girls, with an age range of 12-15 years, enrolled in first-cycle of Compulsory Secondary Education in 36 Scholar Centers in the Valencian Community, randomly selected, was evaluated. The results indicate clear differences between high and low aggression and coping mechanisms that they use. More aggressive adolescents used to a greater extent an unproductive coping, while less aggressive adolescents apply strategies more focused on solving the problem. In all structural equation models, the direct effect of emotional instability and empathy on aggression is significant, always positive in first case but negative in the second one. Besides, empathy promotes coping centered on the resolution of the problem whereas emotional instability is positively related to unproductive coping and this one with aggression.

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                Universitas Psychologica
                Univ. Psychol.
                Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, , Colombia )
                1657-9267
                December 2012
                : 11
                : 4
                : 1263-1275
                Affiliations
                [02] Buenos Aires orgnameCentro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental (CIIPME) Argentina minzi@ 123456ciudad.com.ar
                [01] Valencia orgnameUniversidad de Valencia orgdiv1Departamento de Psicología Básica orgdiv2Facultad de Psicología España Maria.V.Mestre@ 123456uv.es
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                S1657-92672012000400020 S1657-9267(12)01100420
                a355ca97-10a3-4b15-837b-f217f1973345

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 27 February 2012
                : 17 February 2012
                : 23 December 2011
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 38, Pages: 13
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                Quantitative Research,Development Psychology,Resolution of problems,Adolescence,Aggression,Coping Style,Emotions,investigación cuantitativa,Psicología del Desarrollo,Resolución de problemas,adolescencia,agresividad,estilos de afrontamiento,Emociones

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