Dinámica familiar y conducta delictiva en adolescentes del Centro Juvenil Los Patios.

Abstract

Criminal behavior in adolescents in Colombia has been increasing and is related to the family dynamics of the subject, since the family is the first socializing subject of the individual. The objective of this study is to analyze the psychological factor of family dynamics in adolescents who are sanctioned in the Los Patios Youth Center, through a semi-structured interview, generating a proposal for intervention in these dynamics; to describe the communicative functioning of these families; assess authority levels; analyze parenting patterns and interpret affective function. The methodology of the study is qualitative phenomenological since it focuses on individual experiences, contextualizing the experiences in terms of their temporality, space, corporality and subjective relational context of the participants, the sample for research is conducted for convenience, in the study there was a total of 4 participants (2 women and 2 men) to whom a semi-structured interview was applied. The study found different family typologies such as; Extensive, simultaneous, single-parent and single-parent nuclear families. The results contributed by this study show that the shortcomings in family dynamics are a predisposing factor in the minor to commit maladaptive behaviors. The research showed that the families of 9 these young offenders are characterized by being poorly communicative, reinforcing permissive parenting patterns and affective instability. Additionally, the need to work or generate strategies for strengthening family dynamics in order to prevent inappropriate behavior in adolescents is indicated, since the family must comply as a protective system at this stage of human development, generating tools necessary to function in your social environment in a timely manner.