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Qualidade das relações de amizade e regulação emocional em adolescentes isolados-retraídos.
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Abstract(s)
A presente investigação tem como principal objetivo, compreender a relação entre a
qualidade da amizade e a regulação emocional, nos adolescentes isolados-retraídos.
A adolescência caracteriza-se por ser uma fase de desenvolvimento humano onde os
indivíduos sofrem profundas alterações a nível fisiológico, psicológico e social. Nesta etapa,
as relações de amizade assumem igualmente uma enorme importância no desenvolvimento
psicossocial e bem-estar dos indivíduos. Assim, o isolamento dos adolescentes, ativo e
passivo, assume-se como um preditor para um desajustamento psicossocial que poderá
resultar numa ineficaz regulação emocional.
Partindo deste pressuposto, aplicaram-se os questionários Extended Class Play (ECP),
Friendship Quality Questionaire (FQQ), Emotion Regulation Index for Children and
Adolescents (ERICA) e Emotion Regulation Questionaire for Children and Adolescents
(ERQ_CA), a um grupo de adolescentes entre os 12 e 15 anos de um colégio particular da
zona da Grande Lisboa.
Os resultados demonstram que, pelas suas características intrínsecas, os adolescentes
isolados-retraídos possuem relações de amizade de fraca qualidade e, por isso, não adquirem
competências psicossociais necessárias para uma eficaz regulação emocional. Por outro lado,
estes indivíduos destacam-se por recorrer a estratégias de supressão como forma de modelar
as suas experiências emocionais, o que tem consequências negativas tanto a nível afetivo
como cognitivo e social.
No que concerne ao género as raparigas possuem no geral relações de amizade de
melhor qualidade e por isso mais capacidade de regulação emocional. No entanto, os rapazes
isolados-retraídos possuem relações de melhor qualidade mas tendem a ter menos aptidão
para modelar as suas emoções quando comparados com as raparigas.
ABSTRACT: This research aims to understand the relationship between the friendship quality and emotion regulation in withdrawn adolescents. Adolescence is characterized by being a stage in human development where individuals experience profound physiological, psychological and social changes. At this period, the friendship relations also play a critical role in individuals’ psychosocial development and well-being. Therefore, adolescent’s social withdrawal, both active and passive, it is assumed to be a predictor of psychosocial maladjustment that could result in ineffective emotion regulation. Having this assumption as framework, the questionnaires Extended Class Play (ECP), Friendship Quality Questionnaire (FQQ), Emotion Regulation Index for Children and Adolescents (ERICA) and Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ_CA), were applied to a range of adolescents aged 12-15 years from a private school in Great Lisbon. The results show that, due to its inherent characteristics, these withdrawn adolescents maintain poor friendship quality relationships and therefore do not get necessary psychosocial skills for developing an effective emotion regulation. On the other hand, these individuals stand out by using suppression strategies as a way to model their emotional experiences, which has negative consequences on emotional, cognitive and social levels. Concerning gender issues, girls have better friendship quality and therefore more ability to regulate emotion. However, social withdrawn boys have better relationship quality but tend to have less ability to shape their emotions when compared with girls.
ABSTRACT: This research aims to understand the relationship between the friendship quality and emotion regulation in withdrawn adolescents. Adolescence is characterized by being a stage in human development where individuals experience profound physiological, psychological and social changes. At this period, the friendship relations also play a critical role in individuals’ psychosocial development and well-being. Therefore, adolescent’s social withdrawal, both active and passive, it is assumed to be a predictor of psychosocial maladjustment that could result in ineffective emotion regulation. Having this assumption as framework, the questionnaires Extended Class Play (ECP), Friendship Quality Questionnaire (FQQ), Emotion Regulation Index for Children and Adolescents (ERICA) and Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ_CA), were applied to a range of adolescents aged 12-15 years from a private school in Great Lisbon. The results show that, due to its inherent characteristics, these withdrawn adolescents maintain poor friendship quality relationships and therefore do not get necessary psychosocial skills for developing an effective emotion regulation. On the other hand, these individuals stand out by using suppression strategies as a way to model their emotional experiences, which has negative consequences on emotional, cognitive and social levels. Concerning gender issues, girls have better friendship quality and therefore more ability to regulate emotion. However, social withdrawn boys have better relationship quality but tend to have less ability to shape their emotions when compared with girls.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA – Instituto Universitário
Keywords
Adolescentes Retirada social Regulação emocional Qualidade da amizade Competências psicossociais Adolescents Social withdrawal Emotion regulation Friendship quality Psychosocial skills