Flexibilidad psicológica y funcionalidad familiar en adolescentes

Abstract

Psychological flexibility is the capacity to react to certain situations accordingto the values chosen in a full and conscious manner; on the other hand, family functionality is the type of relationship that family members have with each other. The objective of the research was to determine the relationship between psychological flexibility and family functionality in adolescents, in a sample of 115 students between 13 and 18 years of age. A quantitative, cross-sectional, non-experimental and correlationalstudy was carried out; the Family Functioning Test (FFSIL) was applied to evaluate family functioning and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire - AAQ II to evaluate psychological flexibility. The results obtained determined that there is no relationship between psychological flexibility and family functioning (Rho=0.024 p>0.05), in addition, there were significant differences between the mean scores of psychological flexibility according to female (M=28.6) and male (M=23.6) gender. Therefore, it is concluded that the aforementioned variables in the sample are independent, since theyhave no relationship.