Relación entre autoestima y dependencia emocional en estudiantes universitarios de Medicina Veterinaria con relaciones de pareja: Un estudio en la Universidad de Cuenca, 2023

Abstract

University students assume affective roles that lead them to a behavior of dissatisfaction, a phenomenon catalogued as emotional dependence, recognized as a problem that affects their self-esteem, mainly when they are forming love bonds. The objective was to determine the relationship between self-esteem and emotional dependence in university students of Veterinary Medicine with couple relationships. Specific objectives: to evaluate the levels of self-esteem in university students of Veterinary Medicine who have had a couple relationship in the last two years or who are currently in a couple relationship, to measure the levels of emotional dependence and to analyze the relationship between self-esteem and emotional dependence. In this research with a quantitative approach, correlational scope and non- experimental cross-sectional design, 107 students with couple relationships, selected by non-probabilistic sampling, participated. They were evaluated by means of a sociodemographic card, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Emotional Dependence Questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out with SPSS V-25, with tests such as Kolmogorov-Smirnov for normality, Pearson's Chi-square (X2) and Spearman's Correlation test. Significance of 0.05 was considered. 51.40% female (N=55) 47.66% male (N=51) 0.93% other gender (N=1), with a mean age of 22.31 years. 41.12% (N=44) presented low self-esteem, and 48.60% (N=52) emotional dependence. No statistically significant correlation was found between self-esteem and emotional dependence (r=0.91, p= 0.354).