“Queriendo me”: Behavior change program for strengthening self-esteem in adolescents based on the trasteo rich model

Abstract

One of the most critical stages in the development of self-esteem is adolescence, here self-esteem is a determining factor for personality development, mental health and adaptation to the environment; invading this vital space causes repercussions in interpersonal relationships, anxiety, poor adaptation and deficits in school performance, among others, (Ojeda & Cárdenas, 2017). The objective of the research was the implementation of a behavior change program to strengthen self-esteem in adolescents, called “Wanting - Me” which was based on the Rich-Transition Model (MT), also known as the Stages of Change Model, which has been identified as the most widely used to study behavior change in health. The RCT describes change in terms of five stages and explains behavior change in terms of five variables: stages and processes of change, decisional balance, self-efficacy and temptation (Cabrera A, 2000). Methodology: It was quantitative, longitudinal and pre-experimental. Simple random probability sampling with stratified randomization in which 49 high school students participated, 14 work sessions were carried out based on the stages of change model during a period of 6 months. The results were obtained from the pre and post intervention data collection of the SelfEsteem Scale for Adolescents Orlando Cerna Dorregaray 2020, 40 questions 0.864, and the McDonald Omega value was 0.867. The results show from the Chi test=7.16; p=.007 that the program is effective in improving self-esteem in adolescents. These results suggest the need to replicate the program in different sociocultural contexts.