TY - JOUR
KW - Spain
KW - Adolescence
KW - Aggressiveness
KW - Anxiety
KW - Depression
KW - emotional instability
KW - Empathy
KW - prosocial behavior
AU - Anna Llorca Mestre
AU - Belén Mesurado
AU - Paula García Samper
AB - The current study aims to examine the mediating role of prosocial behavior with empathy and aggressive behavior in depression and anxiety. Participants are 937 Spanish adolescents, 48% girls and 54% boys, aged between 15 and 16 years old ( M = 15.32; SD = .47), with medium to medium-low income levels. The structural equation modeling shows that aggressiveness has a direct positive influence on depression. On the contrary, prosocial behavior has a direct and negative influence. That is, prosocial behavior protects adolescents from depression. Emotional instability has a direct relationship with depression and anxiety. Finally, results and their possible implications arc discussed.
IS - 2-3
M3 - Journal Article
N1 - Copyright - © 2014, Editores de Ansiedad y Estrés<br/><br/>Fecha de revisión - 20150810<br/><br/>Última actualización - 2016-11-19<br/><br/>SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Aggressive Behavior<br/>233 7975 8698 887 ; Anxiety<br/>2834 2835 2842 553 8698 ; Empathy<br/>2843 6326 6340 8698 ; Prosocial Behavior<br/>6845 7975 8698 887
N2 - The current study aims to examine the mediating role of prosocial behavior with empathy and aggressive behavior in depression and anxiety. Participants are 937 Spanish adolescents, 48% girls and 54% boys, aged between 15 and 16 years old ( M = 15.32; SD = .47), with medium to medium-low income levels. The structural equation modeling shows that aggressiveness has a direct positive influence on depression. On the contrary, prosocial behavior has a direct and negative influence. That is, prosocial behavior protects adolescents from depression. Emotional instability has a direct relationship with depression and anxiety. Finally, results and their possible implications arc discussed.
PB - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés
PY - 2014
SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937
SP - 247
EP - 258
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - The mediating role of empathy, prosocial and aggressive behavior in depression and anxiety
VL - 20
ER -