Relación entre la dinámica familiar y las fortalezas humanas

Positive Psychology is the scientific study of human optimum functioning, proposes that the institutions should enable the development of positive relationships and the strengths of people. Currently, counts with instruments that measure both strengths (Peterson & Seligman, 2004) and family functioning (Atri & Zetune, 2006). The interest of this research is going in that direction. The present work reports the study, conducted with 14 athletes of high performance sport, over 18 years of age and selected national of the same martial art. The results indicate that evaluated families tend to functionality. The family areas of problem solution, functional and dysfunctional emotional involvement present relationship with seven strengths: perseverance, love of knowledge, optimism/hope, courage, creativity, self-regulation and open mind. It is concluded that family functioning enables the emergence of certain strengths in high performance athletes and that growth options are possible in the area of difficulty.