Estrés percibido y su relación con la autoestima en adolescentes

Abstract

This research was carried out with the objective of determining the relationship between perceived stress levels and self-esteem levels in adolescents. To measure the level of perceived stress, the Perceived Stress Scale (EEP-14) was used, and to evaluate the level of self-esteem, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used in a population of 101 adolescents from the ''Mariano Benítez'' Educational Unit. The methodology applied was based on the quantitative approach, because the information obtained from the scales was compared by means of Spearman's Rho, to obtain the corresponding correlation between the variables, in the same way the data collected was carried out in a determined time. It was found that the levels of perceived stress do not maintain a relationship with the levels of self-esteem, in the same way it was evidenced that the levels of perceived stress that predominates in the population is occasionally stressed, followed by the level often stressed, likewise it was possible to identify that the level of self-esteem that predominates in the participants is medium self-esteem, showing that in this area they do not present serious problems. However, when comparing the perceived stress by gender in the participants, it was evident that the female gender showed a greater amount of perceived stress in the predominant levels, but in the same way the difference that was identified was not very significant since there is no major relevance in the percentages that make the difference in this area among the participants.