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A Autodeterminação e a Positividade, nomeadamente, as Emoções Positivas abordam
questões importantes referentes ao bem-estar e à saúde dos indivíduos e, por essa mesma
razão, têm vindo a ser exaustivamente explorados ao longo de vários anos, também
devido à sua enorme complexidade e multidimensionalidade de construtos. Atendendo
ao facto de que a fase desenvolvimental da adolescência se trata de um período fulcral,
quer para o estabelecimento de relações com os outros, quer para a formação pessoal dos
indivíduos, o presente estudo tem como principal objetivo verificar e descrever a relação
entre a Autodeterminação e a vivência de emoções positivas em adolescentes. Para tal,
foram inquiridos um total de 81 adolescentes – 36 do sexo feminino e 44 do sexo
masculino - com idades compreendidas entre os 14 e os 18 anos.
A recolha de dados foi realizada em diferentes estabelecimentos de Ensino da zona centro
do país. A esta amostra foram aplicados três instrumentos de avaliação: (1) Questionário
Sociodemográfico, (2) a Escala da Autodeterminação (Sheldon & Deci, 1996; versão
portuguesa de Silva et al., 2010), atualmente designada Perceived Choice and Awareness
of Self Scale (PCASS) e (3) a Escala de Positividade (versão original Positivity Scale ou
P-Scale, Fredrickson, 2009; versão portuguesa de Batista, 2012; Luís, 2015). Em termos
gerais, os resultados obtidos suportam a existência de uma relação positiva entre a
Autodeterminação e as Emoções Positivas, o que nos sugere que quando os adolescentes
se sentem mais autodeterminados num determinado comportamento ou tomada de
decisão, tendem a experienciar emoções e/ou sentimentos positivos.
Self-Determination and Positivity, namely, Positive Emotions address important issues related to the well-being and health of individuals and, for this same reason, have been extensively explored over several years, also due to their enormous complexity and multidimensionality of constructs. Given the fact that the developmental phase of adolescence is a pivotal period, both for establishing relationships with others and for the personal training of individuals, the present study has as main objective to verify and describe the relationship between Self-determination and the experience of positive emotions in adolescents. To this end, a total of 81 adolescents - 36 female and 44 male - aged between 14 and 18 years were surveyed. Data collection was carried out in different educational establishments in the central part of the country. Three assessment instruments were applied to this sample: (1) Sociodemographic Questionnaire, (2) the Self-Determination Scale (Sheldon & Deci, 1996; Portuguese version by Silva et al., 2010), currently called Perceived Choice and Awareness of Self Scale (PCASS) and (3) the Positivity Scale (original version Positivity Scale or P-Scale, Fredrickson, 2009; Portuguese version of Batista, 2012; Luís, 2015). In general terms, the results obtained support the existence of a positive relationship between Self-Determination and Positive Emotions, which suggests that when adolescents feel more self-determined in a certain behavior or decision making, they tend to experience emotions and / or feelings positive.
Self-Determination and Positivity, namely, Positive Emotions address important issues related to the well-being and health of individuals and, for this same reason, have been extensively explored over several years, also due to their enormous complexity and multidimensionality of constructs. Given the fact that the developmental phase of adolescence is a pivotal period, both for establishing relationships with others and for the personal training of individuals, the present study has as main objective to verify and describe the relationship between Self-determination and the experience of positive emotions in adolescents. To this end, a total of 81 adolescents - 36 female and 44 male - aged between 14 and 18 years were surveyed. Data collection was carried out in different educational establishments in the central part of the country. Three assessment instruments were applied to this sample: (1) Sociodemographic Questionnaire, (2) the Self-Determination Scale (Sheldon & Deci, 1996; Portuguese version by Silva et al., 2010), currently called Perceived Choice and Awareness of Self Scale (PCASS) and (3) the Positivity Scale (original version Positivity Scale or P-Scale, Fredrickson, 2009; Portuguese version of Batista, 2012; Luís, 2015). In general terms, the results obtained support the existence of a positive relationship between Self-Determination and Positive Emotions, which suggests that when adolescents feel more self-determined in a certain behavior or decision making, they tend to experience emotions and / or feelings positive.
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Adolescentes Autodeterminação Bem-Estar Emoções Positivas Positividade