Objective:

To compare the perception of family relations and resilience in older adults.

Methodology:

Quantitative, descriptive, comparative, prospective and cross-sectional study; the sample consisted of 130 adults over 60 years of age from diverse communities of the Lagunera Region, in northern Mexico, selected by a non-probabilistic sample at convenience. For the collection of data, the Elderly Family Relationship Perception Test and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale were used. The data were analyzed in the SPSS v20 program and frequencies were applied for qualitative variables, measures of central tendency and dispersion for quantitative variables, for comparison of the groups used the Kruskal Wallis test.

Results:

The majority of the sample were women (76.9%) and 56.2% did not have a partner. The three groups showed no significant difference in sociodemographic characteristics. The inferential analysis shows a significant difference between the perception of the family relationship and the level of resilience in the older adults, in the groups of disharmonic perception with the groups of perception that are not harmonious and harmonious.

Conclusions:

There is a difference between perception of the family relationship and the level of resilience in the older adult, it is observed the better perception of the family relationship by the older adult increases the level of resilience.

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