Funcionamiento familiar y depresión en estudiantes universitarios

Abstract

Family functioning can be considered as a factor for depression; therefore, the objective was to determine the relationship between family functioning and depression in university students. The research is quantitative, correlational in scope, and cross-sectional. The study population consisted of 100 students from a Higher Education Institution in the city of Ambato - Ecuador; the FF-SIL Family Functioning Test was used as a data collection technique to measure the degree of family functioning and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) was used to measure the levels of depression. Among the main findings, a low negative correlation was found between family functioning and depression, that is, the higher the degree of family functioning, the lower the level of depression; likewise, most of the population presented average and adequate levels of family functioning and depression, respectively. University students who are surrounded by a good family environment, in which roles are respected, there is constant communication, harmony prevails, there are signs of affection and affection, are less likely to develop some type of disorder such as depression or simply to lead a quiet life.