Sandín Esteban, Ma. PazSánchez Martí, Angelina2015-05-192015-05-192014-05-151877-0428https://hdl.handle.net/2445/65576The present study examines the relationship between resilience and school completion of immigrant youth in Spain. Ninety- four students in their fourth year compulsory education participated in the study; they were from 19 different nationalities, between 15 and 18 years of age, and the ratio boys/girls was 55/45. There were no significant differences by gender, age, residence time, or incorporation into the education system. Differences were associated to cultural groups and variables related with academic self-perception. Finally, it was shown that young students that continue their studies beyond obligatory education have higher levels of resilience, as measured by the SV-RES scale. Overall, the findings in this study suggest the activation of the relational dimension of "social capital" in youth, as for example through mentoring or service-learning programs.6 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier, 2014http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esResiliència (Tret de la personalitat)Rendiment acadèmicEducació secundàriaImmigrants adolescentsResilience (Personality trait)Academic achievementSecondary educationTeenage immigrantsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article6420912015-05-12info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess