Dificultades en el autoconcepto en función del sexo y estudios de jóvenes con retinosis pigmentaria

RESUMEN Introduccion: Dada la relevancia del autoconcepto en el ambito educativo y en la vida personal, social y laboral, en la presente investigacion se analizan intra-sexos las dificultades en este constructo en jovenes de 18 a 30 anos (14 hombres y 23 mujeres) con degeneracion retiniana, frente a otros sin afectacion; indagando en el papel que desempena el nivel de estudios (primarios/secundarios, universitarios). Metodo: Participaron 74 personas (37 afectados y 37 sin afectacion), igualados en sexo y nivel educativo. Se utilizo la Escala de Autoconcepto Tennesse y un cuestionario sociodemografico elaborado ad hoc . Resultados: Los resultados obtenidos en los distintos analisis no parametricos llevados a cabo mostraron que, tanto entre mujeres como entre hombres afectados, se detectaron puntuaciones inferiores en autoconcepto fisico; constatandose igualmente que las mujeres con estudios superiores se percibian mejor en este; mientras que los hombres obtenian mayores puntuaciones en el factor personal. Conclusiones: Se sugiere a los profesionales de la orientacion y psicopedagogia que trabajan con estos jovenes identificar los puntos fuertes en los que cada cual destaque reforzandolos y resaltandolos, asi como detectar los aspectos mas deficitarios del autoconcepto para entrenarlos, en aras de favorecer el sentimiento de valia y competencia personal. ABSTRACT Introduction: Attending to the relevance of self-concept in the educational field and in the personal, social and labor life, this study analyzed the difficulties intra-sexes of young people between 18 to 30 years old (14 men y 23 women) affected by a retinal degeneration, compared to others without affectation; enquire into the role of the academic level (primary/secondary, university). Method: Participants were 74 people (37 affected and 37 non-affected), matched in sex and educational level. The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale and a sociodemographic questionnaire elaborated ad hoc were used. Results: The results obtained in the different non-parametric analysis carried out, between affected women and between affected men, showed that lower scores were detected in physical self-concept; verifying that women with higher studies were perceived better in this; while men obtained higher scores in personal self-concept. Conclusions: Data suggested to the guidance and psychopedagogy professionals who work with these young people to identify the strong points in which each one stands out, reinforcing and highlighting them, as well as detecting the most deficient aspects of the self-concept in order to train them, in order to promote the feeling of worth and personal competence.