Profiles of Maladjustment and Interpersonal Risk Factors in Adolescents

Abstract

The individual’s adaptation problems can lead to risky behaviors such as drug use. This study aimed to analyze the existence of different adaptation profiles (personal, school, and social) in adolescents. Thus, the study aimed to analyze the existence of significant differences in interpersonal risk factors depending on the degree of adaptation. The study participants were 1,201 students of Compulsory Secondary Education (M = 14.43, SD = 1.43), and 50.6% were girls. The TAMAI Test (multifactorial adaptation self-evaluation test) and the FRIDA questionnaire (Interpersonal Risk Factors for Drug Use in Adolescence) were used. A latent class analysis (LCA) revealed three different types of adaptation: maladjusted group, at-risk group, and adjusted group. The results showed the existence of significant differences between the different adaptation profiles based on interpersonal risk factors. The data obtained will help school and mental health plans to prevent misbehaving or risky behaviors.

A Study of the Effects of a Diet with Functional Foods on the Adaptogenicity of First-Year Students to the Student Lifestyle

“…Adolescence is characterized by the deepening and differentiation of cognitive processes, the development of cognitive independence, the need for peer communication, the emergence of a hierarchically structured system of value orientations, professional self-determination, the emergence of life plans, and the formation of the ability to self-actualize. During these adaptation processes, nutrition is restructured, and it is necessary to form proper food habits for the consumption of functional food products [82].…”

The Moderating Role of Family Functionality in Prosocial Behaviour and School Climate in Adolescence

“…Adolescence is explicitly characterised as a developmental process in which young people begin their independence and identity in different aspects of life such as physical, sexual, emotional and psychosocial [1]. This transitional stage between childhood and adulthood brings with it a number of risk factors that can lead to problems that have serious consequences for the rest of life [2], such as drug addiction [3] or the development of drug use disorders [4,5]. This period stands out for the vulnerability of young people and their desire to experience new sensations together with social influences and peer pressure [6]; the most commonly used coping strategies are avoidance and social support [7].…”