It explores the effect of the salience of social categorization immigrant and their interaction with sociodemographic differences (level of education, employment status, sex) of subjects in psychological adjustment, psychological wellbeing and selfesteem. 210 immigrants from South America, living in the provinces of Granada and Almeria, were distributed in two experimental conditions: "salience low / high social categorization immigrant." We found the handling effect on measures of belonging and identity (collective selfesteem), individual selfesteem, anxiety subscale (SA-45) and welfare. When is low (vs. high) salience of social categorization, subjects had better selfesteem, less anxiety and less labor welfare. The sex is associated with experimental manipulation in private and public scales (collective selfesteem) and somatization, depression and anxiety (SA-45). Men for whom it is less salient present immigration status optimum results. The educational level and employment status are associated with psychological adjustment: unemployed subjects (versus those who are working) and of basic or no education (vs. those in high school or college) have worse adjustment. © 2014: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia.

Social categorization immigrants Sociodemographic differences Psychological wellbeing Collective self-esteem Self esteem psychological adjustment

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