Resilience and social support as predictors of life satisfaction in preadolescents: a gender analysis [Dataset]

This dataset comprises the data utilized in the research article: Ayllón-Negrillo, E., Salamanca-Villate, A., Cava, M.-J., & Lascorz-Lozano, L. (2024). Resilience and social support as predictors of life satisfaction in preadolescents: a gender analysis. Current Psychology, 43, 18982–18991. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-05673-7 The objective of this study was to analyze the links among life satisfaction, resilience (novelty seeking, emotional regulation and future positive orientation) and social support in early adolescents by exploring possible gender differences. In this study, 552 adolescents aged 10–13 years (52% girls) participated. The dataset includes data from 552 adolescents, encompassing variables such as life satisfaction, resilience (novelty seeking, emotional regulation and future positive orientation) and social support, sex, and age. The results showed stronger positive correlations between life satisfaction and novelty seeking in boys, and positive correlations between life satisfaction and emotional regulation only for girls. Social support was a significant predictor of life satisfaction for both genders, but some resilience dimensions showed differences in their predictive capacity according to gender. Emotional regulation and future positive orientation were predictors of life satisfaction, but only for girls, while novelty seeking was a predictor of life satisfaction for boys. The measures used in the study were as follows: • The adolescents resilience scale - ARS (Oshio et al., 2003); • Satisfaction with life scale SWLS- (Diener et al., 1985, Spanish adaptation by Atienza et al., 2000); • UCLA Loneliness Scale (Spanish adaptation by Borges et al., 2008). The dataset and its associated documentation are available in CSV format, aligned with FAIR Principles.