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Positive youth development, mental stress and life satisfaction in middle school and high school students in Portugal: outcomes on stress, anxiety and depression

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dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Marina
dc.contributor.authorBranquinho, Cátia
dc.contributor.authorMoraes, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorCerqueira, Ana
dc.contributor.authorTomé, Gina
dc.contributor.authorNoronha, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorMatos, Margarida Gaspar de
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-03T15:16:15Z
dc.date.available2024-07-03T15:16:15Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-03
dc.description.abstractThe relation between positive youth development and stress, anxiety and depression was studied considering the mediator role of psychological symptoms and life satisfaction. A total of 3109 students included in the “Psychological Health and Well-being” study of the School Observatory participated, including 1618 females and 1491 males aged between 11 and 18 years old (M = 14.45; SD = 1.88), belonging to different school groups in different regions of the country. Adolescents with higher stress, depression and anxiety levels reported lower levels of competence, confidence and connection, as well as more psychological symptoms and lower life satisfaction. The results also showed that adolescents with higher levels of competence, confidence and connection reported less psychological symptoms and more life satisfaction. Two separate mediation analyses were performed to analyse the role of mental distress and life satisfaction on the relationship between positive youth development indicators and stress, anxiety and depression. These analyses confirmed the predicted relationships and partial mediations between mental distress and life satisfaction. These results should be taken into account in public policies concerning young people’s health and education that should involve both targeted and indicated prevention strategies, including school and community-based interventions, in order to be effective.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/children11060681
dc.identifier.eid85196899683
dc.identifier.issn2227-9067
dc.identifier.pmcPMC11202279
dc.identifier.pmid38929260
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/45656
dc.identifier.wos001254707100001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAnxietypt_PT
dc.subjectDepressionpt_PT
dc.subjectHigh schoolpt_PT
dc.subjectLife satisfactionpt_PT
dc.subjectMental distresspt_PT
dc.subjectMiddle schoolpt_PT
dc.subjectPositive youth developmentpt_PT
dc.subjectStresspt_PT
dc.subjectStudentspt_PT
dc.titlePositive youth development, mental stress and life satisfaction in middle school and high school students in Portugal: outcomes on stress, anxiety and depressionpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue6pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleChildrenpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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