Behavioral Psychology / Psicología Conductua (BP) is published by IMR Press from Volume 33 Issue 1 (2025). Previous articles were published by another publisher under the hybrid model (CC-BY-NC license or on a subscription basis), and they are hosted by IMR Press on imrpress.com as a courtesy and upon agreement.
1 Miguel Hernández University, Spain
2 Jaume I University, Spain
3 Rovira i Virgili University, Spain
4 University of Jaen, Spain
Procare Team: Luis-Joaquin Garcia-Lopez, María del Mar Diaz-Castela, David Jimenez-Vázquez, Eva Mª Parras-Blanca, Paula Morales-Hidalgo, Jose A. Muela-Martínez and María Rivera-Riquelme.
*Correspondence: Francisco J. López-Fernández, Av. de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castellón de la Plana (Spain) E-mail: frlopez@uji.es
Abstract
Emotional and behavioral difficulties are common among adolescents, and the role of psychological resilience in mitigating their impact needs further investigation. This study aimed to examine profiles of mental health difficulties combined with resilience levels in 1,425 Spanish adolescents at-risk. The participants were 1425 adolescents (59.9% girls). Mental health profiles were determined using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) via Latent Profile Analysis and compared for sociodemographic variables and mental health associated variables. Five profiles emerged: Subclinical (16%), Externalizing Problems (19%), Internalizing Problems (22%), Low Risk (32.5%), and Well-Adjusted (10%). Females had higher risk. Well-Adjusted and Low-Risk profiles differed significantly in all variables. Well-Adjusted profile had the lowest distress and psychosocial difficulties, and the highest quality of life; while the Subclinical profile showed the opposite pattern. Identifying and validating risk groups for emotional and behavioral difficulties, considering resilience, enables interventions promoting emotional well-being and preventing mental health challenges.
Keywords
- mental health
- behavioral difficulties
- emotional difficulties
- resilience
