Resumen La resiliencia constituye la capacidad de sobreponerse y adaptarse a situaciones vitales adversas de forma constructiva a partir de recursos personales y el uso factores protectores ambientales. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar los factores predictores de la resiliencia a partir de variables personales (asertividad, autoestima y regulación emocional), y del contexto (apoyo familiar y apoyo social) en adolescentes del sureste de México. Participaron 1322 alumnos, seleccionados mediante un muestro no probabilístico por cuota, de escuelas secundarias y de bachillerato públicas de la Ciudad de Mérida, Yucatán, México. 644 hombres y 678 mujeres, (M= 14.64 años, DE = 1.88). Se les administró una batería de pruebas para medir cada una de las variables en el estudio. Los resultados obtenidos en al análisis de regresión múltiple para hombres y mujeres para cada una de las dimensiones de la resiliencia mostró diferencias y semejanzas para cada uno de los modelos encontrados por sexo. Esto evidencia diferencias de género importantes ya que el logro de la resiliencia implica vías diferentes para hombres y mujeres posiblemente reflejo de la socialización diferencial.

Abstract Resilience is the ability to overcome and adapt to adverse life situations constructively based on personal resources and the use of environmental protective factors. The objective of the study was to determine the predictors of resilience based on personal variables (assertiveness, self-esteem and emotional regulation), and the context (family support and social support) in adolescents from southeastern Mexico. 1322 students participated, selected through a non-probabilistic sample by quota, from public secondary schools and high schools in the city of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. 644 men and 678 women, (M = 14.64 years, SD = 1.88). They were administered a battery of tests to measure each of the variables in the study. The results obtained in the multiple regression analysis for men and women for each of the dimensions of resilience showed differences and similarities for each of the models found by sex. This evidences important gender differences since the achievement of resilience implies different paths for men and women, possibly a reflection of differential socialization.

Abstract Violence in interpersonal relationships in young people has been the subject of several studies in recent years. Studies of dating violence show that one of the resources available for the young to help perceive and distinguish abusive or violent behaviour is an indicator which increases the ability to recognise as well as confront the reality of abuse. Certain violent behaviour however can be perceived as non-abusive, where the victim and the aggressor can share an abnormal view of the relationship in which possession, jealousy and exclusivity are considered significant elements within the relationship. The objective of this study is to understand and establish the levels of aggravation (degree of tolerance) towards violent behaviour in relationships of engaged adolescent Mexicans affected by abuse, by considering gender and level of perception of abuse as variables. The sample was formed of 3304 young Mexican students between the ages of 13 and 22, containing 1432 boys and 1872 girls, 1383 pursuing university studies, whereas the remaining 1921 were pre-university students. CUVINO was administered in order to determine the abusive conduct and levels of discomfort (tolerance), which allowed us to observe that the highest levels of discomfort, greater than those caused by any other kind of abuse, are experienced by women, especially regarding sexual victimization within the category of those non-abused women that presented a lower level of tolerance. This finding led us to identify, as a major risk factor, those men and women with a high level of tolerance, who did not perceive themselves as having been abused.