Sentido de vida y bienestar psicológico en adultos emergentes españoles.

Sentir que la vida tiene sentido y experimentar bienestar psicológico son una importante tarea evolutiva en la adultez emergente, quizá más que en cualquier otra etapa evolutiva, debido a su carácter transicional y a sus características en las sociedades occidentales. En este estudio se analizan las...

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García-Alandete, Joaquín
Martínez, Eva Rosa
Sellés-Nohales, Pilar
Soucase-Lozano, Beatriz
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Lack of meaning
Purpose-in-life
Psychological well-being
Emerging adulthood
Meaning in life
Vacío existencial
Propósito vital
Bienestar psicológico
Adultez emergente
Sentido de vida
Maturidade emergente
Propósito vital
Sentido de vida
Vazio existencial
Bem-estar psicológico
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dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Sentido de vida y bienestar psicológico en adultos emergentes españoles.
dc.title.translated.eng.fl_str_mv Meaning in life and psychological well-being in spanish emerging adults.
title Sentido de vida y bienestar psicológico en adultos emergentes españoles.
spellingShingle Sentido de vida y bienestar psicológico en adultos emergentes españoles.
Lack of meaning
Purpose-in-life
Psychological well-being
Emerging adulthood
Meaning in life
Vacío existencial
Propósito vital
Bienestar psicológico
Adultez emergente
Sentido de vida
Maturidade emergente
Propósito vital
Sentido de vida
Vazio existencial
Bem-estar psicológico
title_short Sentido de vida y bienestar psicológico en adultos emergentes españoles.
title_full Sentido de vida y bienestar psicológico en adultos emergentes españoles.
title_fullStr Sentido de vida y bienestar psicológico en adultos emergentes españoles.
title_full_unstemmed Sentido de vida y bienestar psicológico en adultos emergentes españoles.
title_sort Sentido de vida y bienestar psicológico en adultos emergentes españoles.
dc.creator.fl_str_mv García-Alandete, Joaquín
Martínez, Eva Rosa
Sellés-Nohales, Pilar
Soucase-Lozano, Beatriz
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv García-Alandete, Joaquín
Martínez, Eva Rosa
Sellés-Nohales, Pilar
Soucase-Lozano, Beatriz
dc.subject.eng.fl_str_mv Lack of meaning
Purpose-in-life
Psychological well-being
Emerging adulthood
Meaning in life
topic Lack of meaning
Purpose-in-life
Psychological well-being
Emerging adulthood
Meaning in life
Vacío existencial
Propósito vital
Bienestar psicológico
Adultez emergente
Sentido de vida
Maturidade emergente
Propósito vital
Sentido de vida
Vazio existencial
Bem-estar psicológico
dc.subject.spa.fl_str_mv Vacío existencial
Propósito vital
Bienestar psicológico
Adultez emergente
Sentido de vida
Maturidade emergente
Propósito vital
Sentido de vida
Vazio existencial
Bem-estar psicológico
description Sentir que la vida tiene sentido y experimentar bienestar psicológico son una importante tarea evolutiva en la adultez emergente, quizá más que en cualquier otra etapa evolutiva, debido a su carácter transicional y a sus características en las sociedades occidentales. En este estudio se analizan las relaciones entre sentido de la vida y bienestar psicológico, así como las diferencias en bienestar psicológico en función del nivel de sentido de vida (vacío existencial, indefinición de sentido y experiencia de sentido) en una muestra de 333 adultos emergentes españoles (224 mujeres y 109 hombres) con edades entre 17 y 26 años, M = 21.06, DT = 2.23. Como instrumentos, se utilizaron versiones españolas del test Purpose-In-Life y de las Escalas de Bienestar Psicológico de Ryff. Como resultado, el coeficiente de correlación de Spearman mostró una relación positiva y significativa entre sentido de vida y bienestar psicológico (global y dimensiones), mientras que el test de Kruskal- Wallis mostró diferencias significativas en bienestar psicológico entre los grupos de vacío existencial, indefinición de sentido y experiencia de sentido, excepto en la dimensión de Autonomía, en la cual solo fue significativa la diferencia entre experiencia de sentido e indefinición de sentido. El sentido de vida se relacionó con los aspectos cognitivos, emocionales y motivacionales que apuntan directamente al bienestar subjetivo, es decir: autovaloración positiva y autoaceptación, percepción y experiencia de libertad, responsabilidad y autodeterminación, visión positiva de la vida como un todo y del futuro, propósito y compromiso con metas existenciales importantes, autotrascendencia y apertura a los demás, afrontamiento integrativo pero no resignado de la adversidad, y satisfacción vital y autorrealización. 
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Como instrumentos, se utilizaron versiones españolas del test Purpose-In-Life y de las Escalas de Bienestar Psicológico de Ryff. Como resultado, el coeficiente de correlación de Spearman mostró una relación positiva y significativa entre sentido de vida y bienestar psicológico (global y dimensiones), mientras que el test de Kruskal- Wallis mostró diferencias significativas en bienestar psicológico entre los grupos de vacío existencial, indefinición de sentido y experiencia de sentido, excepto en la dimensión de Autonomía, en la cual solo fue significativa la diferencia entre experiencia de sentido e indefinición de sentido. El sentido de vida se relacionó con los aspectos cognitivos, emocionales y motivacionales que apuntan directamente al bienestar subjetivo, es decir: autovaloración positiva y autoaceptación, percepción y experiencia de libertad, responsabilidad y autodeterminación, visión positiva de la vida como un todo y del futuro, propósito y compromiso con metas existenciales importantes, autotrascendencia y apertura a los demás, afrontamiento integrativo pero no resignado de la adversidad, y satisfacción vital y autorrealización. Experiencing meaning in life (MiL) and psychological well-being (PWB) is an important developmental task in emerging adulthood, perhaps more than in any other period in life due to its transitional character and to the nature of its features, in Western societies. This study analyzes the relationship between MiL and PWB, as well as the differences in PWB according to the level of MiL (lack of meaning, indefinite meaning, and presence of meaning), in a sample of 333 Spanish emerging adults (224 women, 109 men), age ranged from 17 to 26 years, M = 21.06, SD = 2.23. Both Spanish versions of the PurposeIn-Life Test and the Ryff’s Scales of Psychological Well-Being were used. The Spearman’s coefficient of correlation showed a positive, significant relationship between MiL and PWB (global and dimensions). The Kruskal-Wallis test showed significant differences in PWB between lack of meaning, indefinite meaning, and presence of meaning groups, except in Autonomy, in which only the difference between the presence of meaning group and the indefinite meaning group was significant. MiL is associated to the cognitive, emotional, and motivational aspects that directly point to PWB: positive self-worth and selfacceptance, perception and experience of freedom, responsibility and self-determination, positive view of both life as a whole and future, purpose and commitment of significant existential goals, self-trascendence and opening up to the others, integrative but not resigned coping of the adversity, life satisfaction, and self-realization.application/pdftext/htmlapplication/pdftext/htmlapplication/xml10.14718/ACP.2018.21.1.91909-97110123-9155https://hdl.handle.net/10983/28388https://doi.org/10.14718/ACP.2018.21.1.9engUniversidad Católica de Colombiahttps://actacolombianapsicologia.ucatolica.edu.co/article/download/1292/1697https://actacolombianapsicologia.ucatolica.edu.co/article/download/1292/2077https://actacolombianapsicologia.ucatolica.edu.co/article/download/1292/1698https://actacolombianapsicologia.ucatolica.edu.co/article/download/1292/2078https://actacolombianapsicologia.ucatolica.edu.co/article/download/1292/2002Núm. 1 , Año 2018 : ACTA COLOMBIANA DE PSICOLOGÍA205119621Acta Colombiana de PsicologíaArnett, J. 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Emerging Adulthood, 3(1), 46-54. doi:10.1177/2167696814532796Joaquín García-Alandete - 2017info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/https://actacolombianapsicologia.ucatolica.edu.co/article/view/1292Lack of meaningPurpose-in-lifePsychological well-beingEmerging adulthoodMeaning in lifeVacío existencialPropósito vitalBienestar psicológicoAdultez emergenteSentido de vidaMaturidade emergentePropósito vitalSentido de vidaVazio existencialBem-estar psicológicoSentido de vida y bienestar psicológico en adultos emergentes españoles.Meaning in life and psychological well-being in spanish emerging adults.Artículo de revistahttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85Textinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleJournal articlehttp://purl.org/redcol/resource_type/ARTinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPublicationOREORE.xmltext/xml3301https://repository.ucatolica.edu.co/bitstreams/fb4ae447-6578-4425-9d34-89babf0438d8/download1338b2143bda92d628961e40460fc849MD5110983/28388oai:repository.ucatolica.edu.co:10983/283882023-03-24 14:39:54.025https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Joaquín García-Alandete - 2017https://repository.ucatolica.edu.coRepositorio Institucional Universidad Católica de Colombia - RIUCaCbdigital@metabiblioteca.com