Vitimação e bem-estar subjetivo: o papel moderador da construção de significado
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2023
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A investigação sobre o impacto da vitimação juvenil na saúde mental tem-se focado, essencialmente, na dimensão psicopatológica e menos na dimensão de funcionamento positivo. Assumindo uma concetualização multidimensional da saúde mental, é fundamental investir, também, no estudo do impacto da vitimação no funcionamento positivo, mais especificamente no bem-estar subjetivo. Adicionalmente, a literatura aponta para a necessidade de uma abordagem mais compreensiva do impacto destas experiências no sentido de esclarecer o papel de alguns fatores que podem influenciar a relação entre vitimação e bem-estar, sendo um destes fatores a construção de significado. Nesta sequência, o presente estudo procurou analisar o papel moderador dos recursos de construção de significado na relação entre a vitimação na infância e adolescência e o bem- estar subjetivo na idade adulta. A amostra constituiu-se por 206 participantes (78.6 % do sexo feminino), com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 63 anos (M=28.9, DP=10.26). Os dados foram recolhidos online, através da aplicação de um questionário sociodemográfico, e versões adaptadas do Questionário de Vitimação Juvenil, do Questionário de Bem-estar Subjetivo e do Questionário de Construção de Significado (auto-orientado). Os resultados revelaram que a maior exposição a vitimação estava associada a níveis inferiores de bem-estar subjetivo. Além disso, confirmou-se o efeito moderador da construção de significado numa subamostra de polivítimas na relação entre a vitimação e o bem-estar subjetivo. Mais especificamente, constatou-se que as polívitimas apresentam níveis superiores de bem-estar subjetivo, na presença de mais recursos para a construção de significado. Os resultados deste estudo ressaltam a importância da inclusão do bem-estar no domínio da investigação para uma compreensão mais holística do funcionamento positivo do indivíduo, após a experiência de vitimação, salientando, também, a necessidade de a construção de significado ser uma dimensão a considerar na intervenção psicológica.
Palavras-chave: Vitimação; Bem-Estar Subjetivo; Construção de Significado
Research on the impact of youth victimization on mental health has focused essentially on the psychopathological dimension and less on the positive functioning dimension. Assuming a multidimensional conceptualization of mental health, it is also essential to invest in the study of the impact of victimization on positive functioning, more specifically on subjective well-being. Additionally, the literature points to the need for a more comprehensive approach to the impact of these experiences in order to clarify the role of some factors that can influence the relationship between victimization and well-being, one of these factors being the construction of meaning. In this sequence, the present study sought to analyze the moderating role of meaning-making resources in the relationship between childhood and adolescence victimization and subjective well-being in adulthood. The sample consisted of 206 participants (78.6% female), aged between 18 and 63 years (M=28.9, SD=10.26). Data were collected online, through the application of a sociodemographic questionnaire, and adapted versions of the Youth Victimization Questionnaire, the Subjective Well-being Questionnaire and the Meaning Construction Questionnaire (self-oriented). Results revealed that greater exposure to victimization was associated with lower levels of subjective well-being. In addition, the moderating effect of the construction of meaning construction was confirmed in a subsample of polyvictims in the relationship between victimization and subjective well-being. More specifically, it was found that polyvictims have higher levels of subjective well-being, in the presence of more resources for the construction of meaning. The results of this study highlight the importance of including well-being in the research field for a more holistic understanding of the positive functioning of the individual, after the victimization experience, also emphasizing the need for the construction of meaning to be a dimension to consider in psychological intervention. Key Words: victimization; well-being subjective, meaning making
Research on the impact of youth victimization on mental health has focused essentially on the psychopathological dimension and less on the positive functioning dimension. Assuming a multidimensional conceptualization of mental health, it is also essential to invest in the study of the impact of victimization on positive functioning, more specifically on subjective well-being. Additionally, the literature points to the need for a more comprehensive approach to the impact of these experiences in order to clarify the role of some factors that can influence the relationship between victimization and well-being, one of these factors being the construction of meaning. In this sequence, the present study sought to analyze the moderating role of meaning-making resources in the relationship between childhood and adolescence victimization and subjective well-being in adulthood. The sample consisted of 206 participants (78.6% female), aged between 18 and 63 years (M=28.9, SD=10.26). Data were collected online, through the application of a sociodemographic questionnaire, and adapted versions of the Youth Victimization Questionnaire, the Subjective Well-being Questionnaire and the Meaning Construction Questionnaire (self-oriented). Results revealed that greater exposure to victimization was associated with lower levels of subjective well-being. In addition, the moderating effect of the construction of meaning construction was confirmed in a subsample of polyvictims in the relationship between victimization and subjective well-being. More specifically, it was found that polyvictims have higher levels of subjective well-being, in the presence of more resources for the construction of meaning. The results of this study highlight the importance of including well-being in the research field for a more holistic understanding of the positive functioning of the individual, after the victimization experience, also emphasizing the need for the construction of meaning to be a dimension to consider in psychological intervention. Key Words: victimization; well-being subjective, meaning making
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Orientação: Carla Antunes ; Coorientação: Célia Ferreira
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MESTRADO EM PSICOLOGIA DA JUSTIÇA, PSICOLOGIA, PSYCHOLOGY, BEM-ESTAR SUBJETIVO, SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING, VITIMAÇÃO, VICTIMISATION