Activos del Barrio y Ajuste Adolescente

• DOI: 10.5093/in2012v21n1a1
• Publication Date: 2011-12-27T06:34:07Z
• Authors: Alfredo Oliva Del...; Lucía Antolín Suárez; Rosa Ma Estévez C...; Diana Ma Pascual ...
• Keywords: Neighbourhood (mathematics)

This paper presents the results of a study analyzing relationship between some dimensions or developmental assets in neighborhood, as measured by Scale for Assessment Developmental Assets Neighborhood, and adjustment life satisfaction adolescent boys girls. The sample consisted 2400 adolescents (1068 1332 girls) ages 12 17 who were secondary students public private schools Western Andalusia. showed significant relationships most scale (youth empowerment, attachment to neighbourhood safety social control) internalizing externalizing problems, substance use participants. Moreover, data provide evidence about external validity used study. From suggestions intervention community environment are extracted.