EVALUACIÓN DE LA EFECTIVIDAD DE LAS ESTRATEGIAS DE AFRONTAMIENTO USADAS POR PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD FÍSICA DE LA CIUDAD DE PORTOVIEJO EN EL AÑO 2019

Abstract

The physical disability is a reality which many citizens have to live with. This study aims to know the coping strategies presented by this group and how they handle stress in different life events. These events act towards the self-concept and are substantial for every individual, which is especially relevant in the most vulnerable groups, as it is the case of each young citizen that lives the experience of having a disability. The design of the present research is non-experimental, descriptive, which will describe the variables and the results of a transversal type with a mixed approach. There were 15 participants. The tool that was used was the Inventory of Coping Strategies of Cano, Rodríguez and García (2007), through its application it was examined how young adults of the city of Portoviejo face different stressful situations of life. Among the main results, it was found that women have better coping strategies compared to men related to a better use of their emotional expression (EE), social support (SS), problem solving (PS), cognitive restructuring (CR) , while men have higher scores in self-criticism (SC), social withdrawal (SW), problem avoidance (PA), and wishful thinking (DT).