Adolescent’s life purpose in a Science & Technology program

• Autor(a) principal: ARAUJO, Murilo Fernandes de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: DELLAZZANA-ZANON, Letícia Lovato, ENUMO, Sônia Regina Fiorim
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/7287
• topic: Adolescent; Developmental psychology; Positive psychology; Social programs; Adolescente; Psicologia do desenvolvimento; Psicologia positiva; Programas sociais

 Adolescents undergo major biopsychosocial changes and having a life purpose can be a protection for positive development. This study analyzed the life purpose of 18 adolescents (15-20 years old, with an average family income of R$ 1,625.00), holders of scholarship from a social program in a Science & Technology Center. They answered the Scale of Life Purpose for Adolescents Questionnaire and participated in a focus group about the impact of this program in their life project. The responses were reviewed using the Software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires, and were organized in two corpora – Life Project and Social Program. Ten-year projects are based on the Material, Study/Work, and Positive Aspiration dimensions. Adolescents show a life purpose connected to their community that can be caused by the fact of being a participant in a social program, enabling better access to education and a closer contact with the community.