Parents and peer attachment and their relationship with emotional problems in adolescence: is stress mediating?

• Estefanía Mónaco ^[1] ; Usue de la Barrera ^[1] ; Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat de València

     Universitat de València

     Valencia, España

     
• Localización: Revista de Psicología Clínica con Niños y Adolescentes, ISSN-e 2340-8340, Vol. 8, Nº. 3, 2021, págs. 67-73
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.21134/rpcna.2021.08.3.8
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  • español

    Apego a padres e iguales y problemas emocionales en adolescentes: ¿es el estrés un mediador?. La adolescencia es una etapa vital susceptible de desarrollar estrés y problemas emocionales que reducen el bienestar. El objetivo de este trabajo fue estudiar la relación entre el apego a la madre, al padre y a los iguales, considerando el papel mediador del estrés, y controlando la influencia del género y la edad. También se estudió la relación entre el estrés y los problemas emocionales con variables escolares y familiares. Participaron 700 estudiantes españoles (54,1% chicas) entre 12 y 15 años (M = 13,59; DT = 1.07). Se evaluaron el rendimiento académico, la estructura familiar, el apego a los padres y a los compañeros (IPPA), los problemas emocionales (SDQ) y el estrés (PSS-4). Los datos se recogieron de forma transversal y se analizaron con SPSS 24.0 y PROCESS (modelo 4). Se realizaron análisis descriptivos, pruebas t, correlaciones bivariadas y tres modelos de mediación. Los resultados sugieren que las chicas sufren más estrés (t = 4.51; p = .000) y más problemas emocionales (t = 7.31; p = .000) que los chicos. La edad de los adolescentes correlaciona positivamente con el estrés (r = .12; p = .000). Por último, el estrés es una variable mediadora entre el apego (tanto a los padres como a los compañeros) y los problemas emocionales. Se discute la importancia de abordar el manejo del estrés y de los síntomas emocionales en la adolescencia, particularmente en los adolescentes con relaciones de peor calidad con sus padres y compañeros.

  • English

    Adolescence is a vital stage susceptible to the development of stress and emotional problems that reduce well-being. The aim of this work was to study the relationship between attachment to mother, father, and peers, considering the mediating role of stress, and controlling the influence of gender and age. We also studied the relationship between stress and emotional problems with scholar and familiar variables. 700 Spanish students (54.1% girls) between 12 and 15 years participated (M = 13.59; SD = 1.07). Academic performance, family structure, parents and peer attachment (IPPA), emotional problems (SDQ) and stress (PSS-4) were assessed. Data were collected cross-sectional and analysed using SPSS 24.0 and PROCESS (model 4). Descriptive analyses, t-tests, bivariate correlations, and three mediation models were performed. Results suggest that girls suffer more stress (t = 4.51; p = .000) and more emotional problems (t = 7.31; p = .000) than boys. Age correlates positively with stress (r = .12; p = .000). Lastly, stress is a mediating variable between attachment (to both parents and peers) and emotional problems. The importance of addressing stress and emotional symptoms management in adolescence is discussed, particularly in adolescents with poorer quality relationships with their parents and peers

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