Dependencia emocional y variables demográficas en estudiantes de las carreras de Trabajo Social y Género y Desarrollo, en el periodo 2023-2024

Abstract

The present study has a quantitative approach with a descriptive, non-experimental, crosssectional scope. Emotional dependence is a person’s excessive need for their partner, in a way that affects their well-being. The objective of the research is to describe the predominant factors in the emotional dependence and demographic variables of students in Social Work and Gender and Development majors in the period 2023-2024. A sample of 220 students from the aforementioned courses at the University of Cuenca was used, 176 being female and 44 being male, aged between 18 and 35 years. A demographic questionnaire and the Emotional Dependency Inventory -IDE instrument were applied, which measures emotional dependency and has seven factors. The results obtained show that 55.5% of the population does not have emotional dependence, being in the low or normal category, while 17.3% of the population has a very high level of emotional dependence. It was also found that the predominant factors of IDE in this population are “need for access to the partner”, “subordination and submission” and “fear of breakup”. Finally, it was evident that 52.7% of the sample come from a nuclear family and 48.2% are very satisfied with their families.