Perfil de vulnerabilidad y adaptabilidad de los adolescentes entre 12 a 17 años, en relación a los factores de satisfacción, problemas de salud y comportamiento de la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: Adolescence is a stage that is characterized by the transition between childhood and adult life, its objective is to prepare the individual to assume the roles of an adult. Variables such as attachment, risk, stress, emotional intelligence and coping intervene in the construction of vulnerability, which modulate their disposition. As a result, depending on these variables, vulnerability becomes a risk or protection factor. On the other hand, in adaptability emotions are very important, since they act as a decisive factor in the perception and knowledge of feelings. The objective is to establish the profile of vulnerability and adaptability in adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age, in addition to identifying reliable factors of the instrument. As results, it was evidenced that sex is not an important factor that differentiates their perception of adaptability and vulnerability, however, the stages and their age change are, since there is a greater perception of vulnerability in adolescents over 14 years of age. There are reliable factors in the instrument used for this study that can be applied in future research.