Social Recognition and Personal Identity of Street Youth in San Pedro Sula

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the social recognition and personal identity of street youth in the city of San Pedro Sula. Method: The methodology used was a quantitative approach, a descriptive scope and a non-experimental cross-sectional design, where the population included street youths and experts such as social workers and psychologists. Results: The findings indicate that friendships are not an important part of the tastes and preferences according to 49.13% of the young participants, also 60.52% do not require the approval of other people to carry out their activities, and in relation to emotional support, 64.04% of the participants state that they do not get emotional support from the people with whom they relate. Conclusion: The emotional impact of living on the street is reflected in the loss of their childhood, the constant exposure to rape and abuse, generating emotional imbalance. This situation prevents them from knowing how to interact with other people, making them violent, leading them to experience mental and psychological pathologies, as well as substance abuse.