Relación entre autoestima y dependencia emocional en relaciones de pareja de estudiantes de la carrera de Enfermería de la Universidad de Cuenca, periodo 2022 - 2023

Abstract

Self-esteem is considered one of the forecasters that stands out the most in the degree of psychological adjustment during the life cycle, it is related to the emotional state, feelings, attitudes of conformity or nonconformity of oneself and it is promising for the performance of the daily life to the fullest. On the other hand, emotional dependence is a problem in which emotional and behavioral aspects are involved, it is related to the mistaken beliefs that people have regarding love and life as a couple, causing awkwardness to those who suffer from it. Therefore, this research proposed as a general objective to determine the relationship between self-esteem and emotional dependence in the relationships of third-semester students of the Nursing major at the University of Cuenca, during the time-period 2022-2023. This investigation was carried out under a quantitative approach of correlational scope with a non- experimental - cross-sectional design. The population involved 96 students, of which we worked with a non-probabilistic sample until reaching 30 students. The applied instruments were the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Lemos and Londoño Emotional Dependency Questionnaire, and a sociodemographic file adapted by the author. The results of this research were that 48.7.% of the participants presented high levels of self-esteem and 79.5% low levels of emotional dependence, besides, no significant correlation was found between these two variables (r=.000); which means that each variable acts independently on the participants.