Relationship between Aggressiveness and Psychological Inflexibility in Adolescence: Preliminary Results

Authors

  • Víctor José Villanueva Blasco Universidad de Zaragoza. Campus de Teruel.
  • Araceli Cruz Martínez
  • Dalila Eslava Pérez
  • Sonsoles Valdivia-Salas Universidad de Zaragoza. Campus de Teruel.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14635/IPSIC.2018.115.7

Keywords:

Adolescence, aggressiveness, psychological inflexibility.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to determine the predictive role of psychological inflexibility on aggressiveness in a sample of adolescents, considering the gender perspective. This is a newfangled investigation given that both, the relationship between these two variables, and  psychological inflexibility, have been hardly studied with adolescents. To this end, we conducted a transversal descriptive study with 499 Secondary Education students aged between 12 and 16 years. The results show the relevance of psychological inflexibility in the manifestation of aggressiveness, providing interesting results as compared to those reported so far with adults. These findings have important implications for the work of psychologists in professional settings, both at preventive levels and for the psychotherapeutic intervention with adolescents or groups of adolescents with clinical manifestations of aggressive behavior.

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Published

2018-07-09

How to Cite

Villanueva Blasco, V. J., Cruz Martínez, A., Eslava Pérez, D., & Valdivia-Salas, S. (2018). Relationship between Aggressiveness and Psychological Inflexibility in Adolescence: Preliminary Results. INFORMACIO PSICOLOGICA, (115), 107–118. https://doi.org/10.14635/IPSIC.2018.115.7