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[O-13-03]Stressful life events and family adjustment in young people from Colombia.
Sandra Mateus-Gómez1, Rosa Díaz2, Claudia Navarro-Roldan4, *Ernesto Magallon-Neri1,3 (1.Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology. Faculty of Psychology. University of Barcelona.(Spain), 2.Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology. Institute of Neurosciences. Hospital Clínic Universitari of Barcelona.(Spain), 3.Institute of Neurosciences, UB. Group of Studies about Measure Invariance and Analysis of Change (GEIMAC) 2021SGR01071.(Spain), 4.Human development, cognition and education research group, Psychology program, University Pedagogical and Technological of Colombia.(Colombia))
Keywords:
Family adjusmet,Stressful live events,young
Objective: To examine the relationships between different concepts analyzed by the family APGAR (family support, communication, common decision making, shared time and feeling of affection) with the occurrence of different stressful life events. Method: in a sample of adolescents and young people (n= 600; 60.5% women) between 12 and 25 years of age (M = 17.6; SD = 3.3) from Colombia, the following tests were applied: the Familial APGAR and the Lifetime incidence of Traumatic Events, Student form (LITE-S). Results: Multiple significant relationships were identified (p = .001), mostly with a slight impact, among which: the event of being separated from the family will decrease the sensation of satisfaction of family support, time shared with the family and feeling of warm affection. Being beaten and physically abused mainly led to a decrease in satisfaction with family support. Having relational problems with parents, classmates or friends was widely related to a decrease in the perception of support, communication, decision making and satisfaction in shared time; This latter concept was also related with the inclusion of a new partner (stepfather or stepmother) in the family. Discussion: family dynamics and their level of satisfaction can be affected by the occurrence of certain stressful events that variously affect the degree of support, communication between its members and the overall perception of satisfaction related to the family. It is relevant to consider the evaluation of these events to understand in great depth their impact on family dynamics and their implication on mental health.