International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Volume 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 287-310

Social support and locus of control as predictors of psychological well-being in Moroccan and Peruvian immigrant women in Spain (Article)

Martínez García M.F.* , García Ramírez M. , Maya Jariego I.
  • a Departamento De Psicología Social, Universidad De Sevilla, C/Camilo Jose Cela S/n, CP 41005 Sevilla, Spain
  • b Departamento De Psicología Social, Universidad De Sevilla, C/Camilo Jose Cela S/n, CP 41005 Sevilla, Spain
  • c Departamento De Psicología Social, Universidad De Sevilla, C/Camilo Jose Cela S/n, CP 41005 Sevilla, Spain

Abstract

The effects of social support and locus of control on the psychological well-being in a sample of 160 women were analyzed: two groups of immigrants-Moroccan (n = 50) and Peruvian (n = 55) and a comparison group of Spanish women (n = 55). Two regression analyses were carried out using five social support variables, two demographic variables and locus of control as predictors. The best predictors of psychological well-being were the number of Spaniards in the support network and their perception of personal control. Two analyses of covariance were used to determine the modulating character of nationality and marital status in the relation between social and personal resources and well-being, with an interactive effect being observed between nationality and marital status. Among Moroccan women, married women were perceived as less well-being than single women, the opposite of that found in the other two groups. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Social support immigrant women demographic variables Psychological well-being Psychological adaptation Locus of control

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DOI: 10.1016/S0147-1767(02)00005-6
ISSN: 01471767
Cited by: 57
Original Language: English