Prevalence of Flourishing in Argentine Adolescents

• Autores: Rizzo, Ignacio Andrés, Góngora, Vanesa C.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/25513
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/25513
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Mental health; Adolescents; Argentina; Flourishing; Positive Psychology; Salud mental; Adolescentes; Florecimiento; Psicología positiva; Santé mentale; Argentine; Psychologie positive; Épanouissement; Saúde mental; Florescente; Psicologia positiva

The aim of this study is to describe the levels of mental health from the dual factor model in a sample of Argentine adolescents in psychological treatment and in a sample of students. The samples included 552 young people between 12 and 18 years old. The SCL-90-R and the MHC-SF questionnaires were used. The flourishing levels were 31.6% in the sample under psychological treatment and 29% in the student sample. Most of adolescents in both samples fell into the moderate mental health category (treatment 57.9% vs student 59.5%). Between both samples, no significant differences were found in levels of mental health. The flourishing levels were low compared to other countries.