“Sexismo y la relación con el bienestar psicológico en adolescentes”

Abstract

This research project has as a general objective to establish the relationship between sexism and psychological well-being in adolescents and as specific objectives: to identify the type of sexism that adolescents have according to gender, to determine the level of psychological well-being in adolescents according to the gender and describe the relationship of hostile and benevolent sexism with each of the dimensions of psychological well-being. The present study is quantitative, correlational and cross-sectional. Two reagents were used, the “Teen Sexism Detection Scale” (DSA) and the “Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale”, both with a high level of reliability and validity, which were applied to a total of 180 teenagers of the Ambato High School. The results show that, in benevolent sexism, the female gender has a high score unlike the male gender; while in hostile sexism adolescent men have a higher level than adolescent women. With regard to psychological well-being, most adolescents have a medium level of psychological well-being, followed by those with a low level and finally those with a high level. The correlation between the dimensions of psychological well-being

and the dimensions of sexism show that benevolent sexism correlates statistically significantly with the dimensions autonomy, personal growth and purpose in life. With autonomy it has a negative relationship, that is, a higher level of sexism, a lower level of autonomy; while personal growth and purpose in life have a positive relationship, which means that the higher the level of sexism, the higher the level of personal growth and purpose in life. Hostile sexism correlates statistically significantly with the dimensions positive relationships and autonomy; both have a negative relationship, that is, the higher level of hostile sexism, lower level of positive relationships and autonomy. The relationship between the variables and their directionality was analyzed by the Pearson R statistical test, concluding that the correlation between sexism and psychological well-being is negative and low.