El autocontrol como motor interno de la motivación y el equilibrio emocional en los adolescentes
| Pages | 765-780 |
| Date | 01 May 2026 |
| Published date | 01 May 2026 |
| Author | Iryna Astremska,Natalia Lukina,Nataliia Mykhalchenko,Olena Shcherbakova,Svitlana Titarenko |
| Subject Matter | Social Sciences |
El autocontrol como motor interno de la motivación
y el equilibrio emocional en los adolescentes
Iryna Astremska1, Natalia Lukina2, Nataliia Mykhalchenko3,
Olena Shcherbakova4, Svitlana Titarenko5
1Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Ukraine.
E-mail: astremska@gmail.com; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9746-3356.
2Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Ukraine.
E-mail: lukina@gmail.com; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3229-7318.
3Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, Ukraine.
E-mail: mykhalchenko@ukr.net; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0327-5491.
4State Institution “Institute for Children and Adolescents Health Care at the National
Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Ukraine.
E-mail: shcherbakova@gmail.com; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9169-5471.
5Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Pedagogical University, Ukraine.
E-mail: titarenko@gmail.com; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-3376.
Resumen. Este artículo ofrece un análisis teórico exhaustivo de la literatura psicoló-
gica clásica y contemporánea sobre autoestima y autoconcepto para claricar la pregunta
de investigación y demostrar la importancia de estudiar los fundamentos de la autoestima
adolescente en contextos educativos modernos. A partir de los datos recopilados, se exami-
na la naturaleza de la relación entre los componentes de la autoestima central y el bienestar
psicológico, y se revela hasta qué punto el equilibrio emocional, la satisfacción vital y la
resiliencia dependen de las evaluaciones internas que los adolescentes hacen de su valía
personal. El estudio también identica y describe los vínculos entre los fundamentos de la
autoestima y variables académicas clave, como la motivación académica, la perseverancia en
el aprendizaje y el rendimiento académico, y muestra que una autoestima estable y realista
favorece la participación y los resultados educativos de los estudiantes. Se analizan las dife-
rencias en las características de la autoestima adolescente con respecto a los cambios en los
entornos educativos y los niveles de rendimiento académico, y se muestra cómo el clima
escolar y las prácticas educativas moldean la autopercepción de los estudiantes. Se presta
especial atención a las diferencias de género, que se analizan como un posible factor que
contribuye al mayor rendimiento académico que se observa típicamente en las niñas. En ge-
neral, este estudio proporciona una comprensión integral de los mecanismos que moldean
la autoestima adolescente y ofrece información que puede servir de base para intervenciones
psicológicas y educativas especícas.
Palabras clave: actividad educativa, reexión, autocontrol, edad escolar, equilibrio emocional.
Recibido: 22/11/2025 ~ Aceptado: 12/02/2026
INTERACCIÓN Y PERSPECTIVA
Revista de Trabajo Social
ISSN 2244-808X ~ Dep. Legal pp 201002Z43506
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19256608
Vol. 16 (2): 765 - 780 pp, 2026
766 Astremska, Lukina, Mykhalchenko, Shcherbakova, Titarenko
Interacción y Perspectiva. Revista de Trabajo Social Vol. 16(2): 2026
Self-control as an internal driver of motivation
and emotional balance in adolescents
Abstract. is article provides an extensive theoretical analysis of the classical
and contemporary psychological literature on self-esteem and self-concept to clarify
the research question and demonstrate the importance of studying the foundations of
adolescent self-esteem in modern educational contexts. Based on the collected data,
the nature of the relationship between the components of core self-esteem and psy-
chological well-being is examined, and the extent to which emotional balance, life
satisfaction, and resilience depend on adolescents’ internal assessments of personal
worth is revealed. e study also identies and describes the links between the foun-
dations of self-esteem and key academic variables, including academic motivation,
persistence in learning, and academic achievement, and shows that stable and realistic
self-esteem supports students’ educational participation and outcomes. Dierences in
the characteristics of adolescent self-esteem are analyzed with respect to changes in
educational environments and levels of academic performance, and it is shown how
school climate and educational practices shape students’ self-perceptions. Particular
attention is paid to gender dierences, which are discussed as a potential contributing
factor to the higher academic achievement typically observed among girls. Overall,
this study provides a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms shaping ado-
lescent self-esteem and provides insights that may inform targeted psychological and
educational interventions.
Key words: educational activity, reection, self-control, school age, emotional balance.
INTRODUCTION
Given the role of adolescence in personality development, it seems appropriate to begin
examining the issue of self-esteem from this age period—the age of identity and self-awareness
formation, the construction of a worldview, and the development of value orientations. Further-
more, the study of self-esteem is limited to examining the level of self-esteem and its stability as
a determinant of an individual’s psychological well-being. However, the issue of the foundations
of self-esteem, and its substantive basis, has only recently begun to be systematically studied.
is paper examines the foundations of adolescent self-esteem (competence, parental approval,
teacher approval, and pseudo-competence) as one of the most important characteristics of self-
esteem associated with psychological well-being, motivation, and academic success.
Self-esteem as a personality variable has been the subject of extensive research, and a wealth
of data has now accumulated on its importance for psychological well-being and success. More-
over, the pursuit of self-esteem is considered an essential human need, without which full person-
al functioning is impossible. Self-esteem motivation is the most characteristic type of academic
motivation among children in modern public schools, representing a variant of autonomous
academic motivation. Understanding the importance of self-esteem for well-being and success-
ful personal functioning necessitates distinguishing authentic, truly high self-esteem from its less
productive, defensive forms (Messaoudi, I., & Sakale, S., 2024). e most obvious criterion for
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