La ausencia de corresponsabilidad familiar en jóvenes adultos

Abstract

This research focused on analyzing the psychological effects arising from the absence of family co-responsibility in young adults, variable that is defined as the inequitable distribution of domestic tasks in the home due to the lack of father figures. In most cases, this responsibility is assigned to external relatives such as grandparents or uncles, however, since these are not present, it is attributed directly to the firstborn son. As a frame of reference, the Systemic Family Theory was used, whose principle implies identifying the symptomatic behaviors presented in one or more members of the household, since this fact will affect in a circular way if it is not treated correctly, therefore, the objective of this current is based on improving the quality of life and functioning of the family. The factors of absence of parents were considered for its evaluation, the first impact, emotions and feelings manifested by the absence of family co-responsibility, psychological resources and personal aspirations that young adults establish in this situation. The study was held under the qualitative research approach of phenomenological-hermeneutic design, non-probabilistic-homogeneous sample, and 3 cases of women, the participants were selected by age range of 18 to 25 years, and have had under their responsibility the management and family organization during their adolescence until the current age, due to paternal absence. For data collection, the following were used, application of semi-structured qualitative interview, qualitative observation necessary to verify with the reports presented during the collection of information, active participation of the researcher and audiovisual tools useful for the analysis of the study. The results revealed that in these young people negative emotions and feelings arise, such as, sadness, loneliness, guilt, feeling of abandonment, frustration, resentment, anger, anger, anguish, among others, however, there are reduced positive feelings such as satisfaction, pride and strength, in turn, a series of psychological resources were evidenced, among which are, autonomy, hope, perseverance, and resilience, which they develop as a coping mechanism in the face of experiences raised from an early age at home, They also allow them to draw personal aspirations, with the family, social, work and with themselves. It is concluded that young adults with absence of family co-responsibility maintain physical exhaustion, despite this, emotional overload strongly commits them to the responsibility of the home, so the psychological area is mainly affected due to the obligations and constant demands they go through in their daily lives, along with the pressure to fulfill their role because there is no external help, giving them the feeling of not having the life they want or that is appropriate for their age compared to their peers, seeing this situation as a sacrifice for themselves; In addition, in their future projects they are not individualized in their entirety, that is, in their approaches to expectations they place themselves in the background, since the greatest purpose and motivation in their life is focused on ensuring the well-being and happiness of their family, providing personal satisfaction.