RT journal article
T1 Emotional and behavioural symptoms in adolescents :age, sex, and psychosocial risk
A1 Rodríguez Mora, Álvaro
A1 Fornell Lacida, Pilar
A1 Sánchez Sandoval, Yolanda
A2 Psicología
K1 SDQ
K1 Adolescent
K1 Emotional symptoms
K1 Behavioural symptoms
K1 Psychosocial risk
K1 Adolescente
K1 Síntomas emocionales
K1 Síntomas conductuales
K1 Riesgo psicosocial
AB The aim of this study was to analyse the presence of emotional and behavioural difficulties in adolescents and theirrelationship with personal (age and sex) and contextual (level of psychosocial risk) variables. The sample consisted of 802participants (48.6% girls, 51.4% boys) aged between 9 and 16 years (M = 11.97, SD = 1.40). The Strengths and DifficultiesQuestionnaire (SDQ) and the Psychosocial Risk Index were used. Significant differences were found as a function of sex, ageand risk level. The presence of problems increased with age and under more adverse psychosocial conditions. The behaviouralsymptoms were more frequent in the boys, and the emotional symptoms and prosocial behaviours were more frequent inthe girls. The regression analyses confirmed the predictive capacity of these variables. These results have implications forthe understanding of mental health difficulties in adolescence, and they guide in the prevention for this population group.
PB Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Madrid y la Fundación del Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Madrid
SN 1135-755X
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37141
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37141
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026