SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS AS ANTECEDENTS OF STRESS, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION: A STUDY WITH ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Abstract

Socioemotional skills have been attracting increasing interest among researchers due to their explanatory capacity for several variables associated with mental health and mental disorders. In this context, the main objective of this study was to analyze the predictive role of socioemotional skills in anxiety, stress and depression. The research included a sample of 283 participants with an average age of 17.43 years. Data were collected using two instruments. The first consisted of a scale of socioemotional skills, while the second assessed levels of stress, anxiety and depression. The results indicated that certain factors of socioemotional skills were able to predict the dimensions of stress, anxiety, and depression. Additionally, significant differences were identified in the scores of the constructs studied, depending on the gender variable. It is concluded that socio-emotional skills are predictors of stress, anxiety, and depression.