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The objective was to identify the predictive value of affectivity and emotions, as well as resilience skills on some mental health indicators in adolescents attending school at the end of COVID 19 confinement. A total of 508 adolescents from different educational institutions in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico participated; the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and a structured questionnaire were used. Data were analyzed with frequency analysis, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and linear regression. The findings highlight the existence of affectations in the mental health of adolescents, with medium-high levels of well-being and social functioning predominating. The most frequently reported emotions were sadness, stress, and anger; there are positive correlations between mental health and hopelessness, and negative correlations between mental health and resilience. Both hopelessness and negative emotions and resilience inversely predict mental health. It is concluded that adolescents show impairments in their mental health, mainly in the feeling of well-being related to affect. Hopelessness, sadness, stress and anger as risk factors and resilience as a protective factor are indicators that predict mental health, which leads to the conclusion that the pandemic has affected the affective life of adolescents and therefore their mental health.

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