Estilos de apego y tipos de afrontamiento en adolescentes de América Latina.

Abstract

Introduction: Attachment styles are classified into two categories, secure and insecure. Insecure style is subdivided into preoccupied and avoidant. These categories go hand in hand with the types of coping mechanisms, which are behavioral and cognitive techniques people use to face situations that generate stress. Objective: To compare attachment styles and types of coping mechanisms in adolescents through a literature review in the Latin American region. Methodology: The type of research is a systematic literature review based on the PRISMA declaration through a search on PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Result: Secure and insecure attachment styles directly influence the coping strategies adopted by adolescents. Secure attachment predominates in women, as do adaptive strategies. Conclusions: It was found that the predominant attachment in the region is secure, experienced by most adolescents. Concerning the coping mechanisms in Latin American adolescents, a diversity of strategies that young people use to manage crises has been found. It was determined that most adolescents in Latin America have built several attachment styles linked to how they relate to others and how they face difficulties and crises and deal with conflicts.