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. 2017 Apr 20:8:612.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00612. eCollection 2017.

Relationship between Resilience and Self-regulation: A Study of Spanish Youth at Risk of Social Exclusion

Raquel Artuch-Garde  1 , Maria Del Carmen González-Torres  2 , Jesús de la Fuente  3   4 , M Mariano Vera  5 , María Fernández-Cabezas  6 , Mireia López-García  7
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Relationship between Resilience and Self-regulation: A Study of Spanish Youth at Risk of Social Exclusion

Raquel Artuch-Garde et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

The ability to self-regulate behavior is one of the most important protective factors in relation with resilience and should be fostered especially in at-risk youth. Previous research has characterized these students as having behaviors indicating lack of foresight. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothetical relationship between these personal variables. It was hypothesized that self-regulation would be associated with and would be a good predictor of resilience, and that low-medium-high levels of self-regulation would lead to similar levels of resilience. The participants were 365 students -aged 15 and 21- from Navarre (Spain) who were enrolled in Initial Vocational Qualification Programs (IVQP). For the assessment, the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ) were applied. We carried out linear association analyses (correlational and structural) and non-linear interdependence analyses (MANOVA) between the two constructs. Relationships between them were significant and positive. Learning from mistakes (self-regulation) was a significant predictor of coping and confidence, tenacity and adaptation, and tolerance to negative situations (resilience). Likewise, low-medium-high levels of self-regulation correlated with scores on resilience factors. Implications of these results for educational practice and for future research are discussed.

Keywords: at-risk youth; positive youth development; resilience; self-regulation; structural methodology.

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Confirmatory factorial analysis of CD-RISC scale (n = 365). For the items, see Annex in Supplementary Meterial.
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Confirmatory structural analysis of SSRQ (n = 365). For the items, see Annex II in Supplementary Meterial.
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Association relations between resilience and self-regulation factors. Self-regulation: F1, Goals; F2, Perseverance; F3, Learning from mistakes; F4, Decision making. Resilience: F5, Coping and confidence; F6, Tenacity and adaptation; F7, Perception of control and achievement; F8, Perception of support; F9, Tolerance of Negative Situations. For the items, see Annexes I and II in Supplementary Meterial.
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Structural model of relations between resilience and self-regulation. Self-regulation: F1, Goals; F2, Perseverance; F3, Learning from mistakes; F4, Decision making. Resilience: F5, Coping and confidence; F6, Tenacity and adaptation; F7, Perception of control and achievement; F8, Perception of support; F9, Tolerance of Negative Situations. For the items, see Annexes I and II in Supplementary Meterial.
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