“La satisfacción familiar y su relación con la ansiedad en adolescentes”

Abstract

The main objective of this research project is to determine the relationship between the levels of family satisfaction and anxiety in adolescents and as specific objectives: to define levels of family satisfaction, to identify levels of anxiety and to differentiate family satisfaction according to sociodemographic variables. The present study is a quantitative approach, correlational and cross-sectional type, two psychological assessment instruments were applied to 71 adolescents from an educational institution in the canton of Latacunga; the instruments used were the family satisfaction scale and the state-trait anxiety questionnaire, in the same way a sociodemographic record was administered for the fulfillment of one of the objectives and to apply the inclusion and exclusion criteria. As results, it was obtained that the majority of the adolescents evaluated presented a high family satisfaction (54.9%), moderate state anxiety levels (49.3%) and moderate trait anxiety levels (50.7%); It was found that adolescents who reported having a better relationship with their mother had higher levels of family satisfaction than those who reported having a better relationship with their father or another member outside the nuclear family, as well as adolescents who reported consuming tobacco. at 4 times a month they had lower levels of family satisfaction than those who reported never consuming or who did one or fewer times a month. Through the application of Spearman's Rho statistical test, it was determined that family satisfaction presents a moderate negative correlation with state-trait anxiety. It is necessary to understand in greater depth the relationship described above, so it is advisable in the future to carry out explanatory studies that allow an understanding of the effect of one variable on the other.