El Afrontamiento al estrés en familias monoparentales y nucleares en la Unidad Educativa Ulises Chacón en el período septiembre-febrero 2019-2020

Abstract

Stress is a fundamental issue in the mental sphere, being responsible for known mental pathologies: depression, anxiety and also disorders due to the consumption of psychoactive substances, making it a social problem that affects the biological and psychological integrity of the human being. This study will identify the coping with stress of a group of 50 heads of household of single-parent and nuclear families of the Educational Institution Ulises Chacón of the City of Cuenca, in the period September-February 2019-2020.The qualitative approach study consisted in the application of a sociodemographic card and the CAE reagent "Stress Management Questionnaire". Later, an inductive analysis was carried out using SPSS software, from which relevant information was obtained and categorized according to the objectives of the research.The results of the study show that the most used mechanism by the families was the (FSP) Focus on Problem Solving, that is, the heads of household are framed in the resolutions, that is, they look for alternatives to conflicts; and the least used mechanism by these family typologies was (AFN) Negative Self Focus referring to the fact that the person presents feelings of defenselessness and incapacity, resignation, dependence, loss of control and pessimism. It is important to analyze the ways of coping with stress, in order to promote healthy coping strategies in families and to program psychosocial planning in community welfare guaranteeing the mental wellbeing of families.