Successful Intelligence, Resilience, and Self-Control: Bibliometric Analysis of Links to Adolescent Female Social Health

Social Health Determinants in Female Adolescents: A Bibliometric Study

Abstract

The social health of adolescent women is a complex concept which depends on their behavioral, emotional and cognitive resources. Although self-control, resilience (also called vitality) and successful intelligence are recognised as critical psychological traits, little is known about how they interact to influence the social health of young women, particularly when analyzed through bibliometric data. This study integrates empirical and theoretical data to examine how these three constructs together predict social well-being among adolescent women. Drawing on the Keyes-Sternberg developmental framework, the Sternberg theory of successful intelligence and synergistic interactions between resilience (β = 0.265), self-control (β = 0.447) and successful intelligence (β = 0.289), this interaction accounts for over 53 percent of the variation in social outcomes (R2 = 0.538, p<0.001). The results highlight the need for comprehensive, gender-sensitive educational interventions that simultaneously improve behavioral control, emotional stability and cognitive flexibility. This paper also identifies important gaps in the literature, such as the lack of a longitudinal design, reliance on self-reported measures and lack of cultural diversity in the design and research trends linking these constructs to the social well-being of young women. In addition, it supports bibliometric mapping