“Estrés académico y funcionamiento familiar en el personal militar de la escuela de perfeccionamiento de aerotécnicos”

Abstract

The present study was carried out with the objective of determining the relationship that exists between academic stress with the family functioning of military personnel, of the School of Improvement of Aerotechnics (EPAE), belonging to the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE), located in the City of Latacunga province of Cotopaxi-Ecuador. We worked with a sample of 113 male students, aged between 30 and 40 years, who were studying the military update course, which were evaluated with two psychological test, the first with the SISCO Inventory of academic stress. Where it assesses the stress level of the population studied, also assesses three dimensions such as: academic stressors, whether or not there is the presence of symptoms such as physical, psychological and behavioral reactions, in addition to coping strategies. The second with the Family Function Perception Test FF-SIL, which allows to evaluate the type of family functioning. After the application of the chi-square test the results that were obtained showed that academic stress and family functioning are not related, however, the presence of a moderate level of academic stress was identified in the majority of students. A family functioning where the dysfunctional family prevails. Therefore, it is recommended to carry out a follow-up, as well as perform a psycho-educational intervention for stress management and systemic oriented on family functioning in order to promote the mental health of the subjects of study.