Gender, affectivity, and behaviors of psychosocial and health risk in adolescents of Tamaulipas, Mexico

Abstract

Gender differences in the experience and handling of emotionally charged events and stimuli can be a factor in the prevalence of psychosocial and health risk behaviors in adolescents, but little has been studied about the interaction between gender, affectivity, and risk behaviors. Las diferencias de género en la experiencia afectiva pueden ser un factor en la prevalencia de conductas psicosociales y de riesgo para la salud en adolescentes, sin embargo, se ha estudiado poco la interacción entre género, afectividad y conductas de riesgo.