Comparing family functionality perception between non-Aymara and indigenous Aymara families in northern Chile

• Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar

  University of Tarapacá

• Alfonso Urzúa

  Catholic University of the North

• Koen De Munter

  Alberto Hurtado University

• Rodrigo Ferrer

  University of Tarapacá

• Yorka Arqueros

  University of Tarapacá

• Matías Irarrázaval

  University of Chile

• David Kavanagh

  Queensland University of Technology

We compared perception of family functioning in a sample (N = 1,496) of Aymara and non-Aymara parents and children living in Arica, Chile. The children were aged from 9 to 15 years and were recruited from the 5th to 8th grades of 9 elementary schools (4 public, 5 government-subsidized private schools) serving lower socioeconomic areas. Participants completed the Family Functioning Test (FF-SIL), which consists of 14 events or characteristics that may occur in a family. The results showed that parents and children from the Aymara group recorded lower scores for their perception of family functioning than did the non-Aymara group. Addressing this issue may be important in the prevention of psychological problems in these families.

1. Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar, University of Tarapacá

   Department of Philosophy and Psychology

2. Alfonso Urzúa, Catholic University of the North
   School of Psychology
3. Koen De Munter, Alberto Hurtado University
   Department of Anthropology
4. Rodrigo Ferrer, University of Tarapacá
   Department of Philosophy and Psychology
5. Yorka Arqueros, University of Tarapacá
   Department of Philosophy  and Psychology
6. Matías Irarrázaval, University of Chile
   Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Clinic
7. David Kavanagh, Queensland University of Technology
   School of Psychology and Counselling

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