01420nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001000118653001600128653001900144653001200163653001500175653002600190653001200216653002300228100002300251700002000274700002500294245009500319300001200414490000700426520069300433022001401126020001401140       2014                            d  c07/2014bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aSpain10aAdolescence10aAggressiveness10aAnxiety10aDepression10aemotional instability10aEmpathy10aprosocial behavior1 aAnna Llorca Mestre1 aBelén Mesurado1 aPaula García Samper00aThe mediating role of empathy, prosocial and aggressive behavior in depression and anxiety  a247-2580 v203 aThe 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.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437