Abstract

OREJUDO-HERNANDEZ, Santos; APARICIO-MORENO, Lucía  and  CANO-ESCORIAZA, Jacobo. Personal competencies of spanish students pursuing different academic careers: Contributions and reflections from positive psychology. J. behav. health soc. ISSUES [online]. 2013, vol.5, n.2, pp.63-78. ISSN 2007-0780.  https://doi.org/10.5460/jbhsi.v5.2.42253.

This investigation analyzes a sample of 332 Spanish teenagers following different academic careers and the relationship among four emergent cognitive concepts in positive psychology: dispositional optimism, hope, self-efficiency and the sense of coherence. The results indicate statistically significant differences between individuals who have pursued successful academic careers, regardless of the direction towards university or professional orientation, and those who have had unsuccessful academic backgrounds. Furthermore, there are interrelationships between all constructs considered, clearly defining a positive development profile in adolescents, which suggest further research and development of different human performance indicators to promote positive development in adolescents.

Keywords : Optimism; positive adolescent development; academic success; education system.

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