E l estrés parental tiende a incrementar significativamente en familias monoparentales, especialmente en madres, debido a la sobrecarga de responsabilidades, la falta de redes de apoyo y las transformaciones socio tecnológicas. El objetivo de esta revisión integrativa es analizar la evidencia científica sobre el estrés parental en familias monoparentales con hijos adolescentes, con énfasis en el contexto guatemalteco. Se llevó a cabo una revisión integrativa de literatura en bases de datos en inglés y español, considerando el uso del SIPA (Stress Index for Parents of Adolescents) como referente metodológico para la evaluación del estrés parental durante la adolescencia. Los hallazgos destacan que el estrés parental es un fenómeno multidimensional influido por factores estructurales, individuales y familiares. En Guatemala, donde existe un porcentaje alto de los hogares monoparentales, persiste escasa evidencia sobre programas dirigidos a esta población. La revisión evidencia que los programas psicoeducativos pueden reducir el estrés parental y, por consecuencia, mejorar la dinámica familiar como también favorecer el desarrollo emocional de los adolescentes. Se concluye que es urgente diseñar e implementar intervenciones culturalmente contextualizadas que fortalezcan las competencias parentales generando así evidencia útil para futuras investigaciones y políticas públicas orientadas al bienestar familiar.
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