Resumen de Housing habitability, stress and family violence
Víctor Corral Verdugo, Marisol Barrón, Adriana Cuen, Cesar Octavio Tapia Fonllem
A study was conducted aimed at analyzing how certain environmental variables (temperature, overcrowding, noise, privacy and depth, among others) in housing habitability influence levels of perceived stress and family violence. For this purpose, an instrument was used to evaluate certain variables of habitability along with another instrument assessing intra-family violence (i.e., partner violence and child maltreatment), as well as a perceived stress scale, which were administered to 200 housewives in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. For data analysis, univariate statistics were obtained along with a matrix of correlations between the variables, on the basis of which a model of structural equations was generated, including three factors (Poor Habitability Conditions, Stress and Intra-Family Violence). The results confirm that certain environmental aspects of the home affect people's stress which, in turn, influences intra-family violence.
