Family violence and self-esteem in high school students from a state school in Metropolitan Lima, 2023

Abstract

The aim of this research was to determine the relationship between family violence and self-esteem in secondary school students from a state school in Metropolitan Lima, 2023. The sample consisted of 214 students, with a quantitative, descriptive-correlational approach, and a non-experimental design. The instruments used were the Gonzaga Family Violence Attitudes Scale (2014) and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory – school form (1967). The results showed a significant inverse correlation between family violence and self-esteem (rho = -0.745), fulfilling p < 0.05. Finally, it was confirmed that 92.1% of family violence cases were low, while 54.2% of self-esteem cases were high.

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación entre violencia familiar y autoestima en estudiantes de secundaria de un colegio estatal de Lima Metropolitana, 2023. La muestra fue de 214 estudiantes, con enfoque cuantitativo de tipo descriptivo correlacional y un diseño no experimental. Los instrumentos aplicados en la investigación fueron la escala de actitudes sobre la violencia familiar de Gonzaga (2014) y el Inventario de Autoestima Coopersmith – forma escolar (1967). Los resultados obtenidos en la investigación fueron que existe correlación inversa y significativa entre violencia familiar y autoestima (rho= -,745) cumpliendo con p<0,05. Finalmente se comprobó que Violencia familiar (92.1%) están en categoría baja y para autoestima alto (54.2%).