Las dimensiones del bienestar de niños y niñas que viven en Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Abstract

Resumen. Este trabajo aborda el tema del bienestar, definido como la evaluación cognitiva y afectiva que la persona hace de su propia vida. El interés se centra en entender lo que hace feliz y lo que genera bienestar a niños y niñas; y, para lograrlo, se accedió a diferentes áreas de la vida de los/as niños/as, intentando abarcar las dimensiones sociales, culturales y políticas del bienestar. Se utilizó el método cualitativo, dando a niños/as un papel protagónico. Se trabajó con dos grupos de niños y niñas, entre 8 y 12 años de edad que viven en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Se utilizó la técnica de grupo, dándole la palabra a los chicos y, a partir de sus miradas, se focalizó en los siguientes temas: personas significativas en sus vidas -familia y pares -y lugares significativos -escuela y ciudad. Los resultados del estudio muestran que la familia y los grupos de pares juegan un papel central para estos niños/as, mientras que la escuela y la ciudad tienen un lugar ambivalente. Palabras clave: Bienestar de niños/as; método cualitativo; grupo focal; familia; escuela; ciudad.[pt] As dimensões do bem-estar das crianças que vivem em Buenos AiresResumo. Este artigo aborda a questão do bem-estar, definido como uma avaliação cognitiva e afetiva que a pessoa faz da própria vida. O seu interesse recai na compreensão do que faz feliz e do que gera bem-estar às crianças. Para o conseguir, acedeu-se a diferentes áreas da vida das crianças, tentando envolver todas as dimensões sociais, culturais e políticas do bem-estar. Utilizou-se o método qualitativo, dando-se às crianças um papel protagonista. Trabalhou-se com dois grupos de crianças entre os 8 e os 12 anos que moram em Buenos Aires, Argentina. Utilizou-se a técnica de grupo, tendo-se dado a palavra às crianças que expressaram a sua visão sobre os seguintes temas: pessoas importantes nas suas vidas -família e pares -e lugares signiticativos -escola e cidade. Os resultados do estudo mostram que a família e os grupos de pares desempenham um papel central para estas crianças, enquanto a escola e a cidade têm um lugar ambivalente. Palavras-chave: Bem-estar; crianças; método qualitativo; grupo focal; família; escola; cidade.[en] The Well-Being Dimensions of Children Living in Buenos AiresAbstract. This paper presents the concept of Well-being, defined as the cognitive and affective evaluation that a person makes of his/her own life. The interest is centered in understanding what makes

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“…A study carried out by Tonon, Benatuil and Laurito [16], on the perception of well-being by children from 8 to 12 years of age in their family and school environment in Argentina, reported as central components of this well-being in the family, the pleasure of playing with his siblings and spending time with his family, the signs of love, care, attention, help, security and company from his parents, in addition to having economic and job stability in the family. Likewise, satisfaction was linked to the possibility of sharing spaces and family activities, as well as playing with siblings.…”

“…Therefore, according to this study, the family is considered the main source of well-being in childhood (Tonon, Benatuil, Laurito [16], which according to Ryff (1989) and from a multidimensional model, it is understood that the Psychological well-being is made up of six dimensions, several of which begin in the family environment or by interaction with the closest members of our family: "the positive evaluation of oneself and one's past life (selfacceptance), the sense of growth continual and development as a person (personal growth), the belief that one's life has purpose and meaning (life purposes), the development and maintenance of quality and trusting relationships with others (positive relationships with others); the ability to effectively direct one's life and the environment to satisfy needs and desires (by mastering the environment); and a sense of personal self-determination (autonomy)" Tonon, Benatuil, Laurito [16].…”

“…However, it is important to consider that the family is the bosom where its members feel loved and attachments last a lifetime, as Suárez and Veléz [10] point out. If these links are not generated, they constitute sources of emotional instability that affects their behavior with a tendency to aggressiveness and even more complex mental health processes; Therefore, it can be considered that one way to manifest these affective processes is through the signs of acceptance, support, and care of the other Maglio et al [16].…”

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“…Utilizando el método cualitativo, Tonon, Benatuil et al (2017), analizaron los discursos de dos grupos de niños y niñas de entre 8 y 12 años de edad ubicados uno en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires y otro en una localidad del interior de la provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina). Entre los ejes de análisis referidos al bienestar de los chicos y de las chicas, las autoras identificaron que para ambos grupos la familia ocupaba un rol protagónico.…”

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“…In theory, well-being is both a broad and a complex term. It needs to be approached in a multicultural and multidisciplinary way, taking into account the opportunities provided by both the community and the society so that each person achieves their personal goals (Tonon et al 2017). As well-being is intrinsically connected with the cultural values of a society that either hinders or facilitates the attainment of personal goals, the notion of well-being cannot be only conceived from a personal perspective; it always needs to be contextualised within communities and their interests, as well as within an interdependent space.…”