Diferencias en la Vivencia de Sucesos Vitales Estresantes en Nicaragua, Chile y España

Claudia  Medina Sandino; Alberto  Berrios Ballesteros; Sonia  Panadero Herrero; Paulina  Rincón González; Juan José Vásquez Cabrera Vásquez Cabrera

doi:10.5377/universitas.v4i1.1673

Authors

Claudia Medina Sandino National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leòn
Alberto Berrios Ballesteros National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leòn
Sonia Panadero Herrero National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leòn
Paulina Rincón González National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leòn
Juan José Vásquez Cabrera Vásquez Cabrera National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leòn

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/universitas.v4i1.1673

Keywords:

Stressful life events, Social classes, Hopelessness, Developing

Abstract

The article describes the results of a study carried out with 481 psychology students from five universities in Nicaragua, Chile and Spain, three countries with different levels of socioeconomic development. The risk of suffering certain stressful life events and the quantity and characteristics of the stressors suffered are analyzed, as well as their relationship with the level of development of the country in which the participants live, their social class and the level of hopelessness manifested by them. The information was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The results obtained indicate a greater incidence in the experience of stressful life events among the participants who live in countries with lower levels of development, and among those who belong to the most disadvantaged social classes. The results also point to a relationship between the number of vital events suffered and the level of hopelessness expressed by the interviewees.

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Author Biographies

Claudia Medina Sandino, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leòn

Psychology career. Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Alberto Berrios Ballesteros, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leòn

Psychology career. Faculty of Medical Sciences

Sonia Panadero Herrero, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leòn

Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments. Faculty of Psychology.

Paulina Rincón González, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leòn

Faculty of Psychology.

Juan José Vásquez Cabrera Vásquez Cabrera, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leòn

Social Psychology Area.

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