Profiles of Maladjustment and Interpersonal Risk Factors in Adolescents

The individual’s adaptation problems can lead to risky behaviors such as drug use. This study aimed to analyze the existence of different adaptation profiles (personal, school, and social) in adolescents. Thus, the study aimed to analyze the existence of significant differences in interpersonal risk...

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Published inFrontiers in psychology Vol. 12; p. 686451
Main Authors Méndez, Inmaculada, Ruiz-Esteban, Cecilia, Soto, Gloria, Granados Alos, Lucía, Matás-Castillo, Mercedes
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media S.A 22.06.2021
Subjects
adolescence
drug
maladjustment
mental health
Psychology
risk factors
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Summary:The individual’s adaptation problems can lead to risky behaviors such as drug use. This study aimed to analyze the existence of different adaptation profiles (personal, school, and social) in adolescents. Thus, the study aimed to analyze the existence of significant differences in interpersonal risk factors depending on the degree of adaptation. The study participants were 1,201 students of Compulsory Secondary Education ( M = 14.43, SD = 1.43), and 50.6% were girls. The TAMAI Test (multifactorial adaptation self-evaluation test) and the FRIDA questionnaire (Interpersonal Risk Factors for Drug Use in Adolescence) were used. A latent class analysis (LCA) revealed three different types of adaptation: maladjusted group, at-risk group, and adjusted group. The results showed the existence of significant differences between the different adaptation profiles based on interpersonal risk factors. The data obtained will help school and mental health plans to prevent misbehaving or risky behaviors.
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Reviewed by: Meng Yu, Sun Yat-sen University, China; Nuno Eduardo Loureiro,Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
Edited by: Heng Choon Chan, City University of Hong Kong, China
This article was submitted to Forensic and Legal Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.686451