TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Interconnections between emotion recognition, self-processes and psychological well-being in adolescents
JO  - Adolescents (Basel)
A1  - Maynard, Meghan L.
A1  - Quenneville, Shanel
A1  - Hinves, Kristina
A1  - Talwar, Victoria
A1  - Bosacki, Sandra L.
SP  - 41
EP  - 59
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a critical developmental period for mentalization and emotion regulation skills. Studies show that during this time, adolescents may experience greater vulnerability to challenges of mental and emotional well-being. Studies also show that self-skills, such as mentalization, self-compassion, and self-control are independently associated with feelings of global self-worth or psychological well-being. To date, no known studies have explored interconnected relations among these self-skills, despite significant overlaps in the social-biological development of these skills. Aims: To investigate interconnected relations among psychological well-being, mentalization, self-compassion and self-control. Gender differences in these relations are explored. <br><br>METHOD: As part of a larger, longitudinal study of adolescent well-being, this cross-sectional study drew on a variety of self-report measures, investigating relations among adolescents' self-reports of psychological well-being, emotion recognition, self-control, and self-compassion. Participants consisted of 88 girls and 57 boys, mean age 13.38. <br><br>RESULTS: Main results showed associations among emotion recognition, self-control and self-compassion and feelings of global self-worth. Specifically, results showed that understanding negative emotions in others relates to lower levels of self-compassion and feelings of self-worth. Further, adolescents who report low levels of self-control reported uncompassionate self-responding and lower levels of self-worth. Gender differences and implications for further research and adolescent social-emotional interventions are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2673-7051
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/adolescents3010003
ID  - ref1
ER  -