Funcionamiento familiar según el modelo circumplejo de Olson

Abstract

The family has become the object of study of diverse approaches to contemporary psychology, either by complexity of understanding or their influence on the social level. In this sense, the general objective of this research was: "Determining family functioning according to Olson Circumplex model through the components of cohesion and adaptability that exists in children", it using a quantitative and qualitative methodology with, a descriptive cross-sectional study, it makes a rigorous approach in describing objective characteristics of family functioning in children of “UnidadEducativa Octavio Cordero Palacios" in the city of Cuenca- Ecuador. The study population was: 153 parents and 24 students, from first to seventh basic year, who met the inclusion criteria.To collect information was used “Family Adaptability and cohesion scale” (FACES III) for a parent, and technical focal set aside for students. The data analysis was descriptive, using SPSS version 21 and to generate statistical graphics was used Microsoft Office Excel 2010, getting main results from a quantitative view that 52.3 % of families have high adaptability, which means a chaotic family typology, and an average of 40.5 % Cohesion considered united families. The qualitative analysis results confirm this because families have high adaptability, with parents who exercise power relations, imposing and establishing family rules, and an average cohesion, as their emotional ties among its members is reflected in the constant concern of parents for their children's conflicts, sharing time between them. Finally common type of family among those tested (153 parents) is "United chaotically" with 26%.