La salud emocional desde la perspectiva de la competencia percibida

  1. Bermúdez Moreno, José
  2. Rueda, Beatriz
  3. Pérez García, Ana María
Revista:
Acción psicológica

ISSN: 1578-908X

Año de publicación: 2003

Volumen: 2

Número: 1

Páginas: 41-49

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5944/AP.2.1.520 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Acción psicológica

Resumen

La finalidad de este trabajo ha sido analizar la relación que existe entre la competencia percibida (Wallston, 1992) y los procesos de afrontamiento, así como su influencia sobre la aparición de síntomas emocionales, en una muestra de sujetos sanos. Los objetivos planteados en esta investigación fueron los siguientes: (1) confirmar que la competencia percibida promueve un afrontamiento dirigido a la solución del problema, a la vez que disminuye el afrontamiento centrado en la emoción negativa y el autoinforme de síntomas; y (2) determinar si la conexión entre la percepción de competencia y la presencia de síntomas es directa, o se halla mediada por los procesos de afrontamiento. A partir de estos resultados se pudo concluir que la creencia de competencia constituye un importante recurso psicológico, dado que reduce las consecuencias negativas del estrés, a la par que promueve un modo eficaz de afrontamiento de los problemas.

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