FUNCIONAMIENTO FAMILIAR Y ESTRÉS PERCIBIDO EN PERSONAS CON ESCOLARIDAD INCONCLUSA

Abstract

Family functioning refers to the quality of ties and cohesion among family members , including aspects such as communication, mutual support and conflict resolution. Perceiv e d stress, on the other hand, is a person's subjective assessment of how stressful the demands of their environment are and how well they are able to cope with them. The objective was to determine the relationship between family functioning and perceived stress in people with incomplete schooling in an Educational Unit of the Province of Tungurahua with a sample of 110 adults. The study had a quantitative approach with a non- experimental, descript i v ecorrelational, cross-sectional design. The family functioning questionnaire (FFSIL) and the perceived stress questionnaire (PSS-14) were used. A slight negative relationship was found (Rho= -0.330 p<0.001). In family functioning the moderately functional level predominated with 45.5%, on the other hand, in perceived stress the sometimes stressed level prevailed with 53.6%. It was found that there were no statistically significant differences according to gender. These findings confirm the research hypothesis, which proposed that adequa t e family functioning correlates with lower levels of perceived stress.