Ambiente familiar positivo y bienestar personal: comparación entre población urbana y rural/Positive Family Environment and Personal Well-being: Comparison Between Urban and Rural Populations

Espanol El ambiente familiar se considera uno de los contextos mas importantes en la vida de las personas. El presente estudio centro su interes en el bienestar personal que este ambiente sociofisico genera en sus habitantes. El objetivo general fue identificar la relacion que existe entre el ambiente familiar positivo (AFP) y el bienestar personal en individuos que viven en zona urbana y rural. La muestra estuvo conformada por 202 personas, de las cuales 68% eran de sexo femenino y 32% del masculino. Las edades oscilaron entre 18 y 76 anos con una media de 34.7 (DE = 14.3). Se utilizo un instrumento para medir factores del ambiente sociofisico de las familias y el bienestar personal. Se llevo a cabo el analisis de confiabilidad, estadisticos descriptivos y comparativos, asi como un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados comprueban que existen diferencias en algunas dimensiones sociofisicas del ambiente familiar entre las personas que habitan en zona urbana y aquellos que residen en area rural. Ademas, se probo que el factor de orden superior denominado ambiente familiar positivo se encuentra significativamente relacionado con el bienestar de los individuos. English Family environment is considered one of the essential contexts in life; one of the reasons is because people spend most of their quality time in the home. This study focused its interest in the positivity that this socio-physical context generates in the individual. The study aimed at identifying the relationship between the construct called a positive family environment and the personal well-being of people living in urban and rural contexts. A sample of 202 people gave their answers, 68% woman, and 32% man, the age was between 18 y 76 years old with a mean of 34.7 (SD = 14.3). The instrument combined scales to measure socio-physical components in the family environment and personal well-being. Reliability, descriptive, and comparative analyses, as well as a structural equation model were performed. Results showed the existence of differences between people living in urban and rural zones on most of the socio physical dimensions of the family environment. A higher-order factor was formed with physical and social aspects, this variable is called a positive family environment, and it is significantly related to personal well-being.