En este trabajo se estudian distintas emociones y comportamientos: Inestabilidad Emocional, Agresividad Física y Verbal, y Conducta Prosocial. En primer lugar, se analizan las correlaciones entre las puntuaciones pertenecientes a las distintas fuentes informantes (jóvenes y profesores). Se comparan también las diferencias entre distintas culturas (española y peruana). La muestra está compuesta por 50 niños y adolescentes; 25 peruanos y 25 españoles. Los datos muestran que, en Agresividad, no hay diferencias significativas entre las puntuaciones de los jóvenes y los maestros. Sin embargo, aparece una mayor correlación entre jóvenes y profesores peruanos que entre jóvenes y profesores españoles. Por otro lado, los adolescentes peruanos tienen niveles más elevados en Inestabilidad Emocional, mientras que los españoles alcanzan puntuaciones medias más altas en Conducta Prosoci...

Different emotions and behaviors were examined in this study: Emotional Instability. Physicaland Verbal Aggression, and Prosocial Behavior. First of all, we analyzed the correlation betweenratings from different sources (children or teachers). Cultural differences were also discussedwith regards to a sample of 50 children and adolescents, 25 Peruvians and 25 Spanish.Data showed non-significan! differences in Aggressiveness between children and teachers' ratings.Nevertheless, the correlation is higher between Peruvian children and teachers than betweenSpanish ones. On the other hand, Peruvian teenagers showed higher levels of EmotionalInstability whereas the Spanish got higher average ratings in Prosocial Behavior and Aggressiveness.These data could be due to cultural differences.

Different emotions and behaviors were examined in this study: Emotional Instability. Physicaland Verbal Aggression, and Prosocial Behavior. First of all, we analyzed the correlation betweenratings from different sources (children or teachers). Cultural differences were also discussedwith regards to a sample of 50 children and adolescents, 25 Peruvians and 25 Spanish.Data showed non-significan! differences in Aggressiveness between children and teachers' ratings.Nevertheless, the correlation is higher between Peruvian children and teachers than betweenSpanish ones. On the other hand, Peruvian teenagers showed higher levels of EmotionalInstability whereas the Spanish got higher average ratings in Prosocial Behavior and Aggressiveness.These data could be due to cultural differences.