Family resilience in the face of adolescent risk behavior, “El Blanco” Community

Abstract

Adolescence is a stage of life marked by a series of physical, psychological and social changes, which prompts individuals to make their own decisions about how to think, feel or act, exposing them to adverse environments where various ways are deployed to engage in risky behaviors such as consumption of drugs and alcoholic beverages, early pregnancy, delinquency, among others, the consequences of which could be overcome with the support of the family. The objective of this study is to identify the influence of family resilience in the face of risk behaviors of adolescents, “El Blanco” Community. The methodological process was descriptive-analytical based on a quantitative approach, the survey technique was applied to a population of 100 adolescents, the president of the sector, 6 neighborhood leaders and 50 randomly chosen parents. It was found that, in the community, there is a high level of family resilience in the face of risk behaviors in which adolescents are involved, since they have capacities to resist and overcome the problems that have arisen, in addition to adapting to crisis situations. It is necessary to strengthen family relationships because the adolescent perceives little degree of affection and communication in this context.