Self-fulfilling Versus Self-destructive Adolescents: Exploration of Relations among Resilience, Well-Being, and Life Satisfaction

Elisabetta Sagone, Maria Luisa Indiana, Elena Commodari and Salvatore Luciano Orazio Fichera
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Elisabetta Sagone: Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology Section, University of Catania, Sicily, Italy
Maria Luisa Indiana: Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, Sicily, Italy
Elena Commodari: Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology Section, University of Catania, Sicily, Italy
Salvatore Luciano Orazio Fichera: I.C. Galileo Galilei, Acireale, CT, Sicily, Italy Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, Sicily, Italy

Research Journal of Education, 2021, vol. 7, issue 4, 168-175

Abstract: This study examined the differences between adolescents with a self-fulfilling profile and those with a self-destructive profile in resilience, well-being, and satisfaction with life. The Resiliency Attitudes and Skills Profile (De Caroli & Sagone, 2014a) was used to measure sense of humor, competence, adaptability, control, and engagement; the Life Satisfaction Scale (Di Fabio & Gori, 2016), the Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff & Keyes, 1995) was used to explore general psychological well-being; the Positive (PA) and Negative (NA) Affect Scale (Di Fabio & Bucci, 2015) was applied to measure the two opposite affective profiles, self-fulfilling (high PA and low NA) and self-destructive profile (low PA and high NA). Results showed that adolescents with a self-fulfilling profile reported higher resilience, life satisfaction, psychological well-being than those with a self-destructive profile. Future research could deep protective factors of self-fulfilling profile and risk factors of self-destructive profile in adolescence.

Keywords: Life satisfaction; Resilience; Well-being; Positive affect; Negative affect. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.32861/rje.74.168.175

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