Behavioral and Emotional Difficulties and Personal Wellbeing of Adolescents in Residential Care

This work studies the emotional and behavioural difficulties and the personal wellbeing of adolescents under protective measures. The sample is made up of 151 adolescents in residential care between 11 and 17 years of age. The instruments used were the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-12, Vol.20 (1), p.256
Main Authors: Soriano-Díaz, Cristina, Moreno-Manso, Juan Manuel, García-Baamonde, María Elena, Guerrero-Molina, Mónica, Cantillo-Cordero, Pilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Behavior
Child
Child abuse & neglect
Child development
Children & youth
Emotional behavior
Emotions
Families & family life
Female
Gender
Humans
Hypotheses
Male
Males
Mental health
Peer Group
Personal Satisfaction
Pessimism
Psychological factors
Psychopathology
Social change
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
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Summary:This work studies the emotional and behavioural difficulties and the personal wellbeing of adolescents under protective measures. The sample is made up of 151 adolescents in residential care between 11 and 17 years of age. The instruments used were the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI). The results indicate that a high percentage of adolescents have emotional and behavioural difficulties. We found a greater presence of behavioural rather than emotional problems in the adolescents. Similarly, we also found that females showed more emotional difficulties than the males. As for personal wellbeing, the results indicate that the adolescents are dissatisfied in several areas of their life, they feel insecure and have a pessimistic view of their future and of their achievements. Furthermore, those adolescents who were admitted to residential care due to something other than child abuse have a greater prosocial behaviour. It can be concluded that the more difficulties the adolescents experience (emotional, behavioural and with their peers), the lower the perception of their personal wellbeing will be. This study allows us to design interventions aimed at promoting psychological wellbeing among these adolescents.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20010256