Familias disfuncionales como predictoras de conductas asociales en los estudiantes de educación básica y bachillerato de la Parroquia “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción” de Long Island, Nueva York, EE.UU

Abstract

This research is descriptive, it was aimed at evaluating the family dynamics and behaviors disocial students of basic education and secondary education, from 12 to 16 years, who attend religious education in “Our Lady of Assumption”, Long Island, New York, E.E.U.U. The behaviours questionnaire was applied to this disocial ECODI 27, whose result points in 33% of behavior disocial, such as theft, vandalism, followed by lawsuits and weapons, and other behaviors. The EPQ-J Eysenck test reflects high percentages of extraversion, neuroticism, is also important to highlight the presence of antisocial behaviors in 48%. Tab demographic to parents of teens that 65% of families are nuclear and APGAR family says good family function by 58%. Finally the questionnaire applied to the teachers/tutors of religious education shows that there is concern by them due to the presence of disocial behaviors in the institution. Taking into account these results will work with family-oriented workshops to facilitate coexistence between parents and children.