Autoestima, funcionalidad familiar y rendimiento escolar en adolescentes

Abstract

Objective. To determine the relationship between academic achievement, self-esteem and family function in adolescents. Design. Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Setting. State secondary school in Querétaro state, Mexico. Participants. Seventy-four adolescents of both sexes between the ages of 10 and 17, enrolled in a state secondary school. Two groups of 37 pupils were formed, chosen by simple randomized sampling according to high or low academic achievement. Participants were clinically healthy and prior informed consent for their participation was obtained. Main measurements. Self-esteem based on self-concept format A, family function based on FACES III and academic achievement based on the school evaluation scale. A descriptive statistical analysis and the χ2 test were used (P