Afecto positivo y negativo en la asociación entre religiosidad, espiritualidad y satisfacción vital en adultos emergentes

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.16258

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Publicado: sept 17, 2026
Número: Vol. 44 Núm. 2 (2026)
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Palabras clave: religiosidad espiritualidad afecto satisfacción vital adultos emergentes

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  María Emilia Oñate
Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Disciplinas Proyectuales (INSOD), Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE), Buenos Aires, Argentina

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El presente articulo examina la asociación entre religiosidad, espiritualidad y satisfacción con la vida en adultos emergentes, considerando el rol del afecto positivo y negativo. El diseño fue cuantitativo, no experimental, correlacional explicativo, de corte transversal y de campo. La muestra fue de 833 adultos emergentes argentinos de entre 18 y 28 años. Los participantes completaron medidas de religiosidad y espiritualidad (ASPIRES), afecto positivo y negativo (PANAS) y satisfacción con la vida (SWLS). Para poner a prueba las relaciones propuestas se realizó un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados indicaron que la religiosidad y la espiritualidad se asociaron de manera significativa con el afecto positivo y con la satisfacción vital, mientras que no se observaron asociaciones significativas con el afecto negativo. Específicamente el afecto positivo medió la relación entre religiosidad y espiritualidad con la satisfacción vital, esto permitió apreciar la importancia de los mecanismos afectivos y la emocionalidad positiva para comprender el impacto que la dimensión religiosa y espiritual puede tener en el bienestar durante la adultez emergente.

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Oñate, M. E. (2026). Afecto positivo y negativo en la asociación entre religiosidad, espiritualidad y satisfacción vital en adultos emergentes. Avances En Psicología Latinoamericana , 44(2). https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.16258
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