Sociodemographic determinants of family satisfaction in homes of Arequipa adolescents from public schools

Abstract

The objective of this study, was to know which sociodemographic factors are associated with family satisfaction in a sample of 756 adolescents from Arequipa. We used a sociodemographic sheet and the Family Satisfaction Scale (E.S.F) that measures the dimensions of cohesion and adaptability. The analysis was based on a model for a entire sample and for two-parent households. It confirmed lower levels of cohesion in single-parent households (-1.88) and lower levels of cohesion (-3.44) and adaptability (-2.39) in non-core households; households of divorced and separated parents are associated with lower levels of cohesion (-2.9) and adaptability (-2.53); having one more brother or sister seeks better levels of adaptability (1.83, 1.97) but lower levels of cohesion; On the other hand, lower levels of cohesion were found in women than in men (-1.82; -1.92). The model of the two-parent households concludes that the occupation of the mother inside or outside the city decreases the levels of cohesion and adaptability in the children (-1.98; -3.35).