Dependencia emocional en parejas y los estilos de crianza en estudiantes de segundo ciclo de la carrera de Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca en el periodo marzo-agosto 2023

Abstract

Emotional dependence is defined as an extreme emotional need that an individual feels toward his or her partner. Through emotional dependence, an attempt is made to satisfy unsatisfied emotional needs in the early stages as a result of the parenting styles taught, thus causing psychological and emotional imbalances in university women and men. The objective of this study is to describe the levels of emotional dependence and parenting styles in second cycle students of the Psychology degree at the University of Cuenca according to the sociodemographic variable sex. The research is developed from a quantitative approach with a non-experimental, transversal and descriptive design with 78 second-cycle students of the psychology degree at the University of Cuenca during the March-August 2023 period. To collect information, the following instruments: Emotional Dependency Inventory (IDE) and the Steinberg parenting styles scale and sociodemographic sheet. The results obtained show that the participants present a high level of emotional dependence, however, there is a greater predominance in men, with high levels in components such as: fear of breakup, desires for exclusivity and subordination and submission, for their part, Women presented predominance in the components: fear of breakup and fear and intolerance of loneliness. Regarding parenting styles, it is observed that the negligent style has been used more in men and the permissive style in women.