Relationships between character strengths and perception of social support

This study aimed to study the relations between character and social support, through the Characters Strengths Scale (EFC) and Social Support Scale - EPSUS-IJ (Youth version). 293 adolescents, 14 to 17 years (M=14.95, SD= 3.038) participated, 67.8% female. Results showed that the factor 1 (Contribut...

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Autores: Porto Noronha, Ana Paula, Nogueira Silva, Elaine, Rueda, Fabián J. M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Uruguay
Institución:Universidad Católica del Uruguay
Repositorio:LIBERI
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:liberi.ucu.edu.uy:10895/5416
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/1681
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/5416
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:positive psychology
psychological assessment
social support
strengths
adolescence
psicología positiva
evaluación psicológica
apoyo social
fortalezas
adolescencia
avaliação psicológica
suporte social
forças
adolescência
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Sumario:This study aimed to study the relations between character and social support, through the Characters Strengths Scale (EFC) and Social Support Scale - EPSUS-IJ (Youth version). 293 adolescents, 14 to 17 years (M=14.95, SD= 3.038) participated, 67.8% female. Results showed that the factor 1 (Contributing to Problems) EPSUS-IJ contributed significantly to explain 21 characters strengths. The second factor (Social Interaction) presented significant coefficients in 14 strengths, and factor 3 (Affectivity) in 12 strengths. The findings are discussed based on literature.