Estudio de los estados emocionales de los niños cuyos padres se encentran en proceso de separación

Abstract

This study is qualitative, with a descriptive level, its purpose is to describe and understand the emotional states of children whose parents are in the process of separation. We applied two instruments: a) a semi-structured interview applied to six parents, which was validated by a pilot test and an academic couple, and b) the projective test of drawing the human figure by Koppitz applied to eight children, that they receiving psychological care at the Institute of Criminology, Forensic and Family Psychosocial Intervention, at the University of Cuenca, instruments that allowed to know the emotional states, emotions, symptoms and emotional indicators of children investigated. The results showed that the predominant emotional state in those children is the anxious, followed by angry and stressed out; there is the presence of emotions like anxiety, anger, besides sadness and these are evident in children with symptoms such as nervousness, difficulty concentrating, anger, aggression, tantrums, and this all hinder proper development them in children´s affective area giving rise to difficulties in their learning and in their relationships