: Influencia del afecto del entorno familiar en la calidad de vida de los adolescentes del Barrio Altagracia del cantón Manta en el 2014

Abstract

Own neurohormonal changes of adolescence associated with lack of affection in the family environment influence the quality of life of teenagers, the dynamic nature of this stage of evolutionary development, has a logical explanation of the phenomena that cause changes in the way of feeling, thinking and acting. Changes in the way they feel, think and act, generates, in the adolescent, a pulse of independence, seeking independence from their parents, teachers and relatives, who for many years felt subordinates. This attitude is dangerous for the teenagers because it is the time when they can be easy prey to be absorbed by certain movements like political, religious, bands, among others. The vulnerability of this group is expressed in various ways, can be as fragile and defenseless against changes in the environment arising from the interaction between internal and external factors that converge at the individual, in this case with the teenagers in household or community. So this vulnerable group is investigated by analyzing the way from the risk of "falling" in the situations of social exclusion.