title: Emotional and social problems in adolescents from a gender perspective.
abstract: The present study aims to analyze the relationships between community involvement, perception of family and school climate, and emotional and social problems in adolescents (satisfaction with life, non-conformist social reputation, and school violence). The sample was composed of 1884 (52% boys and 48% girls) adolescents aged from 11 to 17 years old (M = 13.7, SD = 1.4) from the Valencia Community and Andalusia. A structural equation model was calculated to analyze the data. The results indicated that adolescent community involvement was associated with positive perceptions of family and school climate, and school violence. Associations between the variables of the study included in the structural model were also analyzed as a function of gender. The relationship between school climate and social reputation was significant only for boys. Likewise, the association between community involvement and violent behavior was found to be significant only for boys. Finally, the results and their possible implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla, Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Edificio No 11, Conde de Aranda, Ctra. de Utrera, Km. 1- 41013 Sevilla, Spain. dmorrui@upo.es
authors.forename: David Moreno
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Amapola
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Povedano Díaz
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martínez Ferrer
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Musitu Ochoa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D012925:Social Conformity; D012931:Social Environment; D013030:Spain / Q000208:ethnology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology