Resiliencia. Diferencias entre estudiantes universitarios y jóvenes trabajadores

Abstract

espanolObjetivo. Comparar los niveles de resiliencia entre jovenes universitarios y jovenes trabajadores, e identificarposibles relaciones de dicha variable con la edad de los participantes. Metodo. La muestra, de tipo incidental,estuvo conformada por 188 jovenes, cuya edad oscilaba entre los 18 y los 27 anos. Al momento del estudio,138 cursaban una carrera profesional universitaria y 50 eran trabajadores. Para medir la variable del estudiose utilizo la Escala de Resiliencia traducida y adaptada al espanol. Resultados. El principal hallazgo es que losjovenes universitarios obtienen puntajes significativamente mayores que los trabajadores, tanto en el total de la prueba de resiliencia (t(186) = -3.98, p = 0.000, d = 0.65) como en las dos dimensiones que la componen,Competencia personal (t(186) = -4.45, p = 0.000, d = 0.73) y Aceptacion de si mismo y de la vida (t(186) =-2.23, p = 0.026, d = 0.36). Conclusion. Un mayor nivel de estudios podria considerarse un factor protectorante la adversidad, al relacionarse con una mayor resiliencia. EnglishObjective. To compare the levels of resilience between university and young workers, as well as between men and women, and to identify possible relationships of this variable with the age of the participants. Method. This was a correlational study with transversal-correlational design. The sample was incidental and was made up of 188 people between 18 to 27 years old. At the time of the study, 138 of the participants were pursuing an undergraduate major in the university and 50 of them were workers. To measure the study variable, the Resilience Scale was used in its translated and adapted version to Spanish. Results. The main finding is that university students obtain significantly higher scores than workers, both in the total resilience test (t(186) = -3.98, p = 0.000, d = 0.65) and in the two dimensions that compose it, Personal competence (t(186) = -4.45, p = 0.000, d = 0.73) and Acceptance of self and life (t(186) = -2.23, p = 0.026, d = 0.36). Conclusion. The general conclusion indicates that a higher level of education could be considered a protective factor against adversity, as it is related to greater resilience.