ANÁLISIS CRÍTICO DE DISCURSO DEL BIENESTAR SUBJETIVO Y LA PSICOLOGÍA POSITIVA EN LA ADOLESCENCIA

Abstract

The following paper develops a critical discourse analysis of positive psychology and subjective well-being recent researches in adolescence, arguing that the notion of subjective well-being for adolescents implies a categorization and homogenization when it comes to certain political ideals, in order to guide some actions that these subjects make regarding themselves, within a neoliberal logic. With that being said, this article proposes the re-thinking of the established relation between subjective well- being, positive psychology and adolescence, showing their political implications. Key Words: Subjective Well-Being, Positive Psychology, Adolescence, Governmentality, Psychopolitics. 1.