Abstract

MUNOZ, Liliana López et al. Wellbeing and self-esteem: a comparative study in students of the National Police Academy Schools. Rev. logos cienc. tecnol. [online]. 2021, vol.13, n.2, pp.8-23.  Epub July 25, 2021. ISSN 2145-594X.  https://doi.org/10.22335/rlct.v13i2.1399.

This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a virtual intervention focused on enhancing self-esteem and wellbeing in teenagers of the national police academy schools, with a quasi-experimental study with 194 students (Age range: 12-17 years, M = 13.76 years, S.D. = 1.089; 58.4 % women) randomly as-signed by groups. The intervention consisted in four synchronic meetings, a workshop for parents, an individual counseling and a notebook for asynchronous activities. The intervention was based on the reasoned/planned action theory, and Bronfenbrenner's ecological model. Participants completed the Questionnaire for the Assessment of Psychopathology in Adolescents pre and post intervention. Results with 135 students that finished the intervention (70 experimental and 65 control) showed that those who received the intervention showed less uncertainty about the future and depression than those in the control group. Self-esteem and wellbeing slightly increased, but it was not statistically significant compared to control. Learned lessons are discussed and recommendations for improvement of the intervention are given. This study concluded that the intervention is feasible to reduce the levels of uncertainty and depression in adolescents, which could later have an impact on improving self-esteem and well-being.

Keywords : Self-esteem; adolescence; mental health; social change.

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