FACING PARENTAL ABSENCE: PSYCHOSOCIAL RESOURCES AND BUILDING OF WELL-BEING

According to the results found on the Profamilia survey (2010) and the World Family Map (Trends, 2013), children and young people are growing with the physical absence of either of their parents and some, in spite of their physical presence, experience feelings of absence, since it seems that forms of accompaniment have changed. It has become necessary to look into the resources, alternative to the family, new generations draw on, so that social, institutional, personal, family, and community options are available for the building of well-being among people. The purpose of the present revision paper is to show different studies carried out in the last ten years, which are related to psychosocial resources, subjective well-being and feelings of absence. The methodology used was the tracking of bibliographical references which are research products as well as theoretical revision. The results show that people rely on institutions, groups, communities and internal resources allowing them a life project which generates well-being.