Interciencia
Volume 41, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 804-811

Psychological well-being and acculturation strategies in afro-colombians immigrants in Northern Chile [Bienestar psicológico y estrategias de aculturación en inmigrantes afrocolombianos en el Norte de Chile] (Article)

Jimena Silva S. , Alfonso Urzúa M. , Caqueo-Urízar A. , Lufin M. , Irarrazaval M.
  • a Universidad de Tarapacá (UTA), Arica, Chile
  • b UCN, Avenida Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile
  • c Universidad de Tarapacá (UTA), Arica, Chile
  • d UCN, Avenida Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile
  • e UChile, Chile

Abstract

In Chile, immigration is one of the nation's most important issues. Adjustment strategies to the new social environment affect psychological well-being (PW-B) in the migration process. The aim of this study was to describe the strategies of acculturation used by Afro-Colombian immigrants and its relationship with PW-B. The scales of psychological well-being and acculturation strategies were applied to 186 people immigrants of Colombian nationality, residing in Northern Chile. Of these, 64% were women. The average of age was of 32 years (TD= 9.4). Models were constructed to bring together participants in successful PW-B levels and included variables of synthesis considering the combination of options of maintenance/no maintenance of its own culture and the accession/non-accession to the dominant culture of the host country to represent the types of acculturation strategies employed. The most relevant determinants for higher PW-B were: education level, residence in Antofagasta and the use of strategies to preserve the original culture or to integrate with native residents.

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ISSN: 03781844
Cited by: 3
Original Language: Spanish