Satisfaction with life, communication with parents and perceived stress in college students from Northeast Mexico

• Main Authors: Rodrigo Cantú, Julymar Alegre, Oswaldo Martínez, Mayra Chávez, Sissi Arellano, Cesar Saucedo, Javier Talamantes, René Landero
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Santo Tomás 2013-08-01
• Series: Summa Psicologica UST
• Subjects: satisfacción con la vida; estrés percibido; comunicación con padres; jóvenes estudiantes mexicanos
• Online Access: http://summapsicologica.cl/index.php/summa/article/view/126
• ISSN: 0718-0446; 0719-448X

In this study we proceeded to determine the differences and relationships between perceived stress levels, satisfaction with life and existing communication with the father and mother, among 482 young undergraduate students of psychology in three cities in the Northeast Mexico (Monterrey, Tampico and Saltillo). Scales were applied with adequate rates of reliability. In the cities studied, we found that increased communication with parents greater life satisfaction, were also found differences in levels of perceived stress and life satisfaction in female population and a signifi cant negative correlation between perceived stress and general satisfaction with life. There are some general similarities in this population of northeastern Mexico, and we recommend further studies of population compared with other areas of southern and center of Mexico.