Anales de Psicologia
Volume 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 664-674

Risk and protection for social deviation in immigrant adolescents: Personality, family, and acculturation [Riesgo y protección de desviación social en adolescentes inmigrantes: Personalidad, familia y aculturación] (Article) (Open Access)

Sobral J.* , Gómez-Fraguela J.A. , Romero E. , Luengo A. , Villar P.
  • a Departamento de Psicología Social, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • b Departamento de Psicología Clínica y Psicobiología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • c Departamento de Psicología Clínica y Psicobiología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • d Departamento de Psicología Clínica y Psicobiología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • e Departamento de Psicología Clínica y Psicobiología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Abstract

This study analyzes levels of antisocial behavior in Latino immigrant adolescents who are living in Spain. The results are integrated within a wide explanatory framework, defined by the relationships between acculturation strategies and personality variables and family functioning. The results allow us to underline configurations of high risk (and, alternatively, strongly protective) in terms of social deviation: particularly, a separation style linked to low cognitive and affective empathy, poor self-control, low parent supervision, low family adaptability and cohesion. Differences of sex/gender are considered for all the assessed variables. The results are discussed from a psychosocial viewpoint, suggesting the need of promoting patterns of bidirectional flexible integration for immigrants. These patterns would only be feasible when the receiving society favors acculturation attitudes contrary to ethnocentrism, prejudice, discrimination and xenophobia. Throughout the article, the dangers of approaches that hold immigrants exclusively responsible for their adaptive success are pointed out. © 2012: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia.

Author Keywords

Antisocial behavior Family personality Acculturation

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84866248726&doi=10.6018%2fanalesps.28.3.155961&partnerID=40&md5=55551eaa909d70b9e00b78103abc599d
DOI: 10.6018/analesps.28.3.155961
ISSN: 02129728
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English; Spanish