Positive Youth Development and Life Satisfaction: School-related Variables and Psychological Distress Mediating Effect Across Gender and School Level

In recent years, the focus of youth health research has shifted from identifying problems to emphasizing positive youth development (PYD). This approach explores the strengths and resources young people possess. The present study examines how PYD attributes relate to life satisfaction in adolescents...

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Autores: Simões, Celeste, Branquinho, Cátia, Noronha, Catarina, Tomé, Gina, Gaspar, Tânia, Neto Rodrigues, Nuno, Gaspar de Matos, Margarida
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Positive youth development (PYD)
Life satisfaction
Psychological distress
School-related variables
Gender and school level differences
Desarrollo positivo juvenil
Satisfacción con la vida
Malestar psicológico
Variables relacionadas con la escuela
Diferencias de género y nivel escolar (edad)
61 Psicología
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spelling Positive Youth Development and Life Satisfaction: School-related Variables and Psychological Distress Mediating Effect Across Gender and School LevelDesarrollo positivo juvenil y satisfacción con la vida: variables relacionadas con la escuela y efecto mediador del malestar psicológico en función del género y el nivel escolarSimões, CelesteBranquinho, CátiaNoronha, CatarinaTomé, GinaGaspar, TâniaNeto Rodrigues, NunoGaspar de Matos, MargaridaPositive youth development (PYD)Life satisfactionPsychological distressSchool-related variablesGender and school level differencesDesarrollo positivo juvenilSatisfacción con la vidaMalestar psicológicoVariables relacionadas con la escuelaDiferencias de género y nivel escolar (edad)61 PsicologíaIn recent years, the focus of youth health research has shifted from identifying problems to emphasizing positive youth development (PYD). This approach explores the strengths and resources young people possess. The present study examines how PYD attributes relate to life satisfaction in adolescents, considering the mediating effects of school-related factors ( school belonging, bullying, test anxiety, and relationship with teachers) and psychological distress and the moderating effect of gender and school level. Based on the literature, a path model was created and tested with a large group of adolescents. The results revealed that PYD attributes like confidence, connection, and competence are linked to school-related variables, which in turn are associated with psychological distress. Psychological distress, confidence, and connection are directly related to life satisfaction. While most associations showed no significant differences between gender and school level, there were some significant differences between these groups, namely the negative confidence-psychological distress association, which was higher for girls (lower and upper secondary), the positive confidence-life satisfaction and the negative connection-psychological distress associations that were higher for upper-secondary boys, and the negative confidence-bullying association, which was higher for lower secondary boys. These findings underscore the importance of promoting Positive Youth Development (PYD) in schools to enhance young people’s mental health and well-being, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment that benefits the entire school community. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Universidad de Huelva20252025-01-0120252025-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10272/27331reponame:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelvainstname:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/273312026-06-02T14:58:11Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Positive Youth Development and Life Satisfaction: School-related Variables and Psychological Distress Mediating Effect Across Gender and School Level
Desarrollo positivo juvenil y satisfacción con la vida: variables relacionadas con la escuela y efecto mediador del malestar psicológico en función del género y el nivel escolar
title Positive Youth Development and Life Satisfaction: School-related Variables and Psychological Distress Mediating Effect Across Gender and School Level
spellingShingle Positive Youth Development and Life Satisfaction: School-related Variables and Psychological Distress Mediating Effect Across Gender and School Level
Simões, Celeste
Positive youth development (PYD)
Life satisfaction
Psychological distress
School-related variables
Gender and school level differences
Desarrollo positivo juvenil
Satisfacción con la vida
Malestar psicológico
Variables relacionadas con la escuela
Diferencias de género y nivel escolar (edad)
61 Psicología
title_short Positive Youth Development and Life Satisfaction: School-related Variables and Psychological Distress Mediating Effect Across Gender and School Level
title_full Positive Youth Development and Life Satisfaction: School-related Variables and Psychological Distress Mediating Effect Across Gender and School Level
title_fullStr Positive Youth Development and Life Satisfaction: School-related Variables and Psychological Distress Mediating Effect Across Gender and School Level
title_full_unstemmed Positive Youth Development and Life Satisfaction: School-related Variables and Psychological Distress Mediating Effect Across Gender and School Level
title_sort Positive Youth Development and Life Satisfaction: School-related Variables and Psychological Distress Mediating Effect Across Gender and School Level
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Simões, Celeste
Branquinho, Cátia
Noronha, Catarina
Tomé, Gina
Gaspar, Tânia
Neto Rodrigues, Nuno
Gaspar de Matos, Margarida
author Simões, Celeste
author_facet Simões, Celeste
Branquinho, Cátia
Noronha, Catarina
Tomé, Gina
Gaspar, Tânia
Neto Rodrigues, Nuno
Gaspar de Matos, Margarida
author_role author
author2 Branquinho, Cátia
Noronha, Catarina
Tomé, Gina
Gaspar, Tânia
Neto Rodrigues, Nuno
Gaspar de Matos, Margarida
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Positive youth development (PYD)
Life satisfaction
Psychological distress
School-related variables
Gender and school level differences
Desarrollo positivo juvenil
Satisfacción con la vida
Malestar psicológico
Variables relacionadas con la escuela
Diferencias de género y nivel escolar (edad)
61 Psicología
topic Positive youth development (PYD)
Life satisfaction
Psychological distress
School-related variables
Gender and school level differences
Desarrollo positivo juvenil
Satisfacción con la vida
Malestar psicológico
Variables relacionadas con la escuela
Diferencias de género y nivel escolar (edad)
61 Psicología
description In recent years, the focus of youth health research has shifted from identifying problems to emphasizing positive youth development (PYD). This approach explores the strengths and resources young people possess. The present study examines how PYD attributes relate to life satisfaction in adolescents, considering the mediating effects of school-related factors ( school belonging, bullying, test anxiety, and relationship with teachers) and psychological distress and the moderating effect of gender and school level. Based on the literature, a path model was created and tested with a large group of adolescents. The results revealed that PYD attributes like confidence, connection, and competence are linked to school-related variables, which in turn are associated with psychological distress. Psychological distress, confidence, and connection are directly related to life satisfaction. While most associations showed no significant differences between gender and school level, there were some significant differences between these groups, namely the negative confidence-psychological distress association, which was higher for girls (lower and upper secondary), the positive confidence-life satisfaction and the negative connection-psychological distress associations that were higher for upper-secondary boys, and the negative confidence-bullying association, which was higher for lower secondary boys. These findings underscore the importance of promoting Positive Youth Development (PYD) in schools to enhance young people’s mental health and well-being, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment that benefits the entire school community. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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