The presence of meaning in life and character strengths as protective factors of anxious-depressive symptoms in adolescents from Spain and Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic
The presence of meaning in life (MiL) and character strengths (CS) are protective factors for adolescents’ mental health. The main objective of the present study was to explore transculturally the relationship between MiL and CS with anxiety and depression in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic amo...
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| author | Svetlana Shub Gabriel G. de la Torre Alvaro Rodriguez-Mora José M. Mestre |
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| description | The presence of meaning in life (MiL) and character strengths (CS) are protective factors for adolescents’ mental health. The main objective of the present study was to explore transculturally the relationship between MiL and CS with anxiety and depression in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents. Adolescents (N = 577) aged 14 to 18 (319 Russians and 258 Spaniards) completed online questionnaires during the pandemic. The results showed that in both samples, zest, gratitude, and love were the most robust predictors of depression symptoms; zest, hope, and love in girls, and self-regulation, hope, and presence of MiL in boys more robustly predicted anxiety symptoms. The findings provide data on the resilience function of CS and the presence of MiL during the COVID-19 pandemic and have important preventive practical implications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aea9d69175b54a859dc69cc8c3b0fe152024-12-05T17:43:44ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272024-12-0129110.1080/02673843.2024.2354920The presence of meaning in life and character strengths as protective factors of anxious-depressive symptoms in adolescents from Spain and Russia during the COVID-19 pandemicSvetlana Shub0Gabriel G. de la Torre1Alvaro Rodriguez-Mora2José M. Mestre3Faculty of Psychology, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Algeciras, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Universidad de Cadiz (UCA), Cadiz, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Universidad de Cadiz (UCA), Cadiz, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Universidad de Cadiz (UCA), Cadiz, SpainThe presence of meaning in life (MiL) and character strengths (CS) are protective factors for adolescents’ mental health. The main objective of the present study was to explore transculturally the relationship between MiL and CS with anxiety and depression in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents. Adolescents (N = 577) aged 14 to 18 (319 Russians and 258 Spaniards) completed online questionnaires during the pandemic. The results showed that in both samples, zest, gratitude, and love were the most robust predictors of depression symptoms; zest, hope, and love in girls, and self-regulation, hope, and presence of MiL in boys more robustly predicted anxiety symptoms. The findings provide data on the resilience function of CS and the presence of MiL during the COVID-19 pandemic and have important preventive practical implications.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2354920Meaning in lifecharacter strengthsanxietydepressionadolescents |
| spellingShingle | Svetlana Shub Gabriel G. de la Torre Alvaro Rodriguez-Mora José M. Mestre The presence of meaning in life and character strengths as protective factors of anxious-depressive symptoms in adolescents from Spain and Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic International Journal of Adolescence and Youth Meaning in life character strengths anxiety depression adolescents |
| title | The presence of meaning in life and character strengths as protective factors of anxious-depressive symptoms in adolescents from Spain and Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | The presence of meaning in life and character strengths as protective factors of anxious-depressive symptoms in adolescents from Spain and Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The presence of meaning in life and character strengths as protective factors of anxious-depressive symptoms in adolescents from Spain and Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The presence of meaning in life and character strengths as protective factors of anxious-depressive symptoms in adolescents from Spain and Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | The presence of meaning in life and character strengths as protective factors of anxious-depressive symptoms in adolescents from Spain and Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | presence of meaning in life and character strengths as protective factors of anxious depressive symptoms in adolescents from spain and russia during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Meaning in life character strengths anxiety depression adolescents |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2354920 |
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