Adaptability and family cohesion of students of Compulsory Secondary Education

According to the influence that the family context tends to have within the school context, this work aims to analyse the adaptability and the family cohesion of the students of Secondary Education, including hence both family and school variables. 296 students participated in this study (51% boys and 49% girls), with an average age of 14.06 and belonging to the four grades of this educational stage. The instrument used for gathering the information was the FACES II, presenting a good reliability (alpha = 0.92). The results showed overall positive values in most variables, although with a margin for improvement in aspects like discipline and participation by children, and remarkable nuances considering socio-demographic differences (particularly factors like the grade, having repeated a grade before or the family diversity). These results let us identify priority areas of intervention and improvement in the pursuit of the well-being of the students, and plan preventive actions as well to positively impact at a personal, family, and school level.