Abstract

CABALLERO DOMINGUEZ, Carmen Cecilia; ESPITIA CORREA, Joseph Luciano  and  CAMPO ARIAS, Adalberto. Family Function, Perceived Health and Academic Achievement in School Adolescents. Psychol. av. discip. [online]. 2022, vol.16, n.1, pp.41-48.  Epub Nov 23, 2022. ISSN 1900-2386.  https://doi.org/10.21500/19002386.5584.

This study's objective was to explore the relationship between family function, perceived health, and academic achievement in adolescents enrolled in Santa Marta, Colombia. A cross-sectional study was designed in which tenth and eleventh-grade students were included. The sample consisted of 1,462 school adolescents between 13 and 17 years old (M = 15.98, SD = 0.83), 60.32% were females, 76.06% reported family dysfunction, 24.69% were poor/fair perceived health and 30.78% low/fair academic achievement. Family function poor was associated with poor/fair perceived health (OR = 2.35, 95%CI 1.66 - 3.35) and low/fair academic achievement (OR = 1.50, 95%CI 1.12 - 2.01). It is concluded that family function poor is associated with poor perceived health and low academic achievement. More research is needed on these associations.

Keywords : Family; Health; Perception; Adolescent; Academic Performance.

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