Resilience, self-Concept, and BMI: how these factors shape spanish adolescents' well-being

Introduction:Studies have shown that adolescents are a population at risk for episodes that diminish their mental well-being. Resilience is a key tool for coping with adversity, improving mental health, and is an important predictor of self-concept. In addition, one of the mental health problems in preadolescence is increasing body mass index. Methods:For this reason, the aim of this article was to identify resilience relationships with dimensions of self-concept and body mass index. Preadolescents (N=446) reported resilience relationships with dimensions of self-concept and body mass index at ages 11 and 12. Validated questionnaires were administered to evaluate resilience (CD-RISC) and self-concept (AF-5). Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 28.0 statistical software with parametric testing. Result:There are positive associations between the level of resilience and the dimensions of self-concept. In addition, preadolescent girls have reported higher scores on both the academic self-concept and social self-concept dimensions as well as on the level of resilience. Conclu-sions: This research highlighted the importance of interventions and programmes that help stu-dents to strengthen their resilience and improve their self-concept.