Bienestar psicológico y adaptación en madres de hijos con síndrome de Down de la Fundación Amadeus, Santiago de Cali

Abstract

The present research work was developed with twenty (20) mothers of the Amadeus Foundation of Santiago de Cali that have as characteristic Differential the having of children diagnosed with Down syndrome. This correlational scope study, quantitative approach with design not experimental cross-section, allowed to determine the relationship between psychological well-being and adaptation present in the sample, through two instruments, being these: the Sánchez-Cánovas Psychological Well-being Scale and the Hugo Bell Adaptation Questionnaire for Adults with Spanish adaptation and standardization carried out by Enrique Cerdán. The data obtained allowed us to identify that the mothers had average, medium high and high in relation to the two variables, and in turn, factors were identified protective incidents in the results obtained. Concluding that, the level of psychological well-being and adaptation mainly depend on the life course the mothers are, the time elapsed after the knowledge of the diagnosis of their children, economic stability and the presence of a sentimental partner.