Diversidad familiar y ajuste psicosocial en la sociedad actual.

Abstract

The emergence of called new types of family has led in recent decades to a spread of researches on the influence of family structure on family functioning and psychosocial adjustment of their members. In the present paper these associations are analyzed in depth from the following order sequence: firstly, the family is contextualized in its historical evolution through a brief view of the main studies in psychology on the transformation of family unions; secondly, an approach to the concept and definition of family is presented, analysing the complexity of giving a single definition that integrates all family groups existing today; thirdly, the current diversity of family types is considered and related to the scientific literature on the psychosocial adjustment of its members, and in particular on single-parent, reconstituted, adoptive and homoparental families. The results suggest that, although some family structures present more risk factors against the development of adjustment problems and, especially, in children, the key aspect does not seem to be the particular type of family, but the fact that the family guarantees certain resources that meet core functions for the psychosocial well-being of the people involved.

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