Efectos del padre ausente en los adolescentes de la unidad educativa Carlos Rigoberto Vintimilla en el periodo 2022 – 2023

Abstract

The paternal absence is considered a current problem as a result of studies that have discovered various negative effects resulting from not having a father figure present. Which are evidenced in emotional problems, difficulties in social interaction, substance use, conflicts in the academic field, decision-making among others that limit optimal development of adolescents. In order to expand research on this topic at present, the present investigation arises with the objective of analyzing the effects produced by the physical and / or affective absence of the father figure in adolescents of the Carlos Rigoberto Vintimilla educational unit. In this sense, the research was framed in a mixed approach, which combines the quantitative to assess the existence of effects on adolescents with the qualitative in order to collect perceptions based on specific issues such as academic desertion, low performance, adolescent pregnancy and feelings. Produced by the absence of the father. Using instruments of their own authorship, where for the quantitative part a sweep survey applied to 162 adolescents and a named survey (CEPPA) applied to a sample of 78 adolescents were developed, the data obtained with said instruments were tabulated using the SPSS AND ATLASTI. The results of the investigation indicate that the predominant type of absence is affective, in the same way the presence of body dissatisfaction, anxiety,

depression, interpersonal problems, family problems, uncertainty about the future, low self- esteem, a tendency to consume substances is guaranteed, low academic performance,

adolescent pregnancy, feelings of sadness, hatred and insecurity, as effects in relation to the use of the father that mainly impact female adolescents.