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. 2016 Jul 4;7:983. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00983

Table 1.

Research questions in the present study.

Research question 1
How do the four groups of adolescents analyzed in this paper (maladaptative, resilient, competent, and vulnerable) characterize and differentiate from each other in relation to the three sets of variables analyzed: individual factors (including psychological variables and lifestyles), family socioeconomic status and extrafamily factors (including those from the school context and the peer context)?
Research question 2
Which factors (individual, familial, and extrafamiliar) are useful to understand adaptation in high adversity contexts? In other words: which factors (individual, familial, and extrafamilial) are useful to distinguish between resilient and maladaptative adolescents?
The following specific questions will be answered before addressing research question 2:
  • 2a. Which psychological factors (sense of coherence, emotional regulation, curiosity and exploration, perceived body image and satisfaction with body image) distinguish between resilient and maladaptative adolescents?

  • 2b. Which factors related to lifestyles (breakfast frequency, fruit consumption, physical activity, dental hygiene, tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use) distinguish between resilient and maladaptative adolescents?

  • 2c. Which family socioeconomic factors (father's educational level, mother's educational level and perceived family wealth) distinguish between resilient and maladaptative adolescents?

  • 2d. Which factors referring to school (perceived academic achievement, feelings toward school and perceived teacher support) distinguish between resilient and maladaptative adolescents?

  • 2e. Which factors referring to peer group (perceived peer support, models of behavior, satisfaction with friendships, having been bullied and having bullied others) distinguish between resilient and maladaptative adolescents?

Research question 3
Which factors (individual, familial, and extrafamilial) are useful to understand adaptation in low adversity contexts? In other words: which factors (individual, familial, and extrafamilial) are useful to distinguish between vulnerable and competent adolescents?
The following specific questions will be answered before addressing research question 3:
  • 3a. Which psychological factors (sense of coherence, emotional regulation, curiosity and exploration, perceived body image and satisfaction with body image) distinguish between vulnerable and competent adolescents?

  • 3b. Which factors related to lifestyles (breakfast frequency, fruit consumption, physical activity, dental hygiene, tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use) distinguish between vulnerable and competent adolescents?

  • 3c. Which family socioeconomic factors (father's educational level, mother's educational level and perceived family wealth) distinguish between vulnerable and competent adolescents?

  • 3d. Which factors referring to school (perceived academic achievement, feelings toward school and perceived teacher support) distinguish between vulnerable and competent adolescents?

  • 3e. Which factors referring to peer group (perceived peer support, models of behavior, satisfaction with friendships, having been bullied and having bullied others) distinguish between vulnerable and competent adolescents?