En la presente comunicación se analizan las relaciones entre las aspiraciones materialistas (grado en el cual a los adolescentes encuestados les gustaría ser apreciados por las otras personas a la edad de 21 años en una serie de valores), el bienestar psicológico (satisfacción con diferentes ámbitos de la vida y con la vida globalmente) y algunos constructos psicosociales (autoestima, apoyo social percibido por parte de la familia y los amigos y percepción de control), en dos muestras de adolescentes catalanes de entre 12 a 16 años.
Estas muestras fueron obtenidas en diferentes años: 2003 (N = 2715) y 2006 (N = 5051), a través de un cuestionario de características similares, administrado en diferentes centros educativos, siendo la segunda de las muestras representativa de la población catalana de estas edades.
Se describen los resultados obtenidos a partir de la aplicación de diferentes Análisis de Componentes Principales (ACP) realizados con el listado de valores incluido en el cuestionario. Las relaciones entre la dimensión de valores materiales, que está formada en ambas muestras por el valor atribuido al dinero, el poder y la imagen, y el resto de constructos explorados serán también analizadas y discutidas en el presente trabajo.
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