Relationships between Psychological Well-being and Resilience in Middle and Late Adolescents

AbstractThe aim of this investigation was to examine the relationships between the dimensions of psychological well-being (according to the Ryff's perspective) and resilience (in relation to the Wagnild and Young's model) in a sample of 224 middle and late adolescents. We used the Psychological Well-Being Scales with 18 items grouped in six dimensions (autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, positive relations with others, personal growth, and self-acceptance) and the 10 item-version of Resilience Scale. Results showed positive relationships between PWB (environmental mastery, personal growth, and self- acceptance) and resilience: the more the adolescents were able to choose contexts suitable to personal needs, to see themselves as growing and expanding, and to perceive themselves as self-satisfied, the more they were resilient. Boys expressed a greater well- being (environmental mastery and self-acceptance) than girls and late adolescents showed a greater well-being (personal growth and purpose in life) than middle ones. Future researches could deepen the relationships between self-efficacy and psychological well-being