Apoyo social percibido y su relación con la actitud hacia la violencia en la relación de pareja en adolescentes de la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to identify the relationship between perceived social support and its incidence with the attitude towards violence in the couple's relationship in a sample of 108 adolescents aged 12-17 years. The research design was non-experimental, quantitative, correlational and cross-sectional. The tests used for the evaluation were: the Ad-Hoc socio-demographic questionnaire, the multidimensional scale of perceived social support and the scale of attitudes towards violence against women in the couple's relationship. The results obtained indicate that 71.3% (n=77) of the adolescents perceive a high level of social support; with respect to attitudes towards violence, 55.6% (n=60) present an attitude against it, 35.2% (n=38) in favor and 9.2% (n=10) are indifferent. There was also a considerable prevalence in favor of attitudes of denial of freedom, inconsideration and machismo. Finally, results showed that there is a low negative correlation (r=-0.217; p=0.024) between perceived social support and attitude towards violence against women.