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

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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)

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.

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  • Elisabetta Sagone & Maria Luisa Indiana & Elena Commodari & Salvatore Luciano Orazio Fichera, 2021. "Self-fulfilling Versus Self-destructive Adolescents: Exploration of Relations among Resilience, Well-Being, and Life Satisfaction," Research Journal of Education, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 7(4), pages 168-175, 12-2021.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:rjearp:2021:p:168-175
    DOI: 10.32861/rje.74.168.175
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