La violencia intrafamiliar y su efecto en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes

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Abstract:This research focused on identifying domestic violence and its effect on the academic performance of 8th, 9th and 10th grade students of the Educational Unit César Augusto Salazar Chávez of the Province of Tungurahua, Ambato Canton, Parish Atahualpa, El Pisque Sector. The study was carried out on 66 students, 9 teachers and 4 authorities. Two questionnaires were applied to the students: Familial APGAR defined by Suárez and Alcalá (2014) and the Cisneros Scale (2007). The authorities and teachers are conducted the Macias interview (2017). Data analysis was carried out in EXCEL and SPSS, version 26. The results of the Family APGAR indicate that in 71.2% of the families the operation is normal. Mild, moderate and severe dysfunction is perceived in 22.7%, 3% and 3%, of the families, respectively. The Cisneros Scale showed that 54.9%, 40% and 6.06% of students have been victims of psychological, physical and sexual violence, respectively. The authorities and teachers state that they have observed cases of violence, predominating psychological or verbal violence. In the analyzed sample there is no found statistically significant differences between academic performance and domestic violence.