scholarly journals Social disorder, social integration, and subjective well-being among Latin-American immigrants in Spain

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Herrero ◽  
Enrique Gracia ◽  
Asur Fuente ◽  
Marisol Lila
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Social Disorder ◽  
Latin American Immigrants

scholarly journals Migración y calidad de vida: el caso de los migrantes latinoamericanos resididos en el este de Los Ángeles, California / Migration and Quality of Life: A Case Study of Latin American Immigrants on the East Side of Los Angeles, California

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-143
Author(s):  
Víctor Hugo Rentería Pedraza ◽  
Andrea Lyn Spears Kirkland
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Latin American ◽  
National Income ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
East Side ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Latin American Immigrants

ABSTRACTIn this article, we present the results of a comprehensive evaluation of the quality of life of Latin American immigrants, who reside on the east side of Los Angeles, California. In order to evaluate their quality of life, we designed an instrument based on objective, social, and subjective well-being indicators. One hundred and thirty-eight immigrants participated in the study, which obtained the following results. In the regards to the immigrants’ objective well-being, the study found that the population group enjoys an acceptable quality of life standard given that they enjoy access to basic services and household goods, and do not live in overcrowded conditions. However, the study does confirm the fact that the group in question earns much less than the average U.S. national income. With respects to their social well-being, the participants reported an acceptable degree of personal social development, family coexistence, the exercise of cultural, religious and personal beliefs and practices, and access to information, as well as free time and opportunities for recreation. Finally, the study finds that Latin American immigrants, who reside in East Los Angeles, are highly satisfied with their lives and enjoy a high degree of subjective well-being. Moreover, the migratory experience has not affected negatively their perceived quality of life.RESUMENEn este trabajo presentamos los resultados de una valoración integral de la calidad de vida de migrantes lati-noamericanos que radican en la zona este de Los Ángeles, California. Desde un enfoque cuantitativo, diseñamos un instru-mento para medir el bienestar objetivo, social y subjetivo, el cual se aplicó a 138 personas del grupo de población señalado, obteniendo los siguientes resultados. Con respecto al bienestar objetivo, los datos obtenidos demuestran la existencia de una calidad de vida aceptable en lo que corresponde a la vivienda, ya que los migrantes cuentan con los servicios y enseres básicos del hogar y no existen niveles altos de hacinamiento. Sin embargo, en lo relativo al ingreso, el estudio confirma el hecho de que los migrantes devengan salarios inferiores a la media nacional en Estados Unidos. En lo que corresponde al bienestar social, existe una aceptable percepción sobre la capacidad para desarrollarse socialmente, la convivencia fami-liar, el ejercicio de la cultura, la práctica de la religión y las creencias personales, el acceso a la información y los medios para la recreación y ocio, por lo que se concluye que el bienestar social también cumple en la conformación de una vida de calidad. Por último, los resultados del estudio, relacionados al bienestar subjetivo, indican que los migrantes latinoamerica-nos se encuentran altamente satisfechos con su vida y que la migración no ha tenido una incidencia negativa sustancial en sus valoraciones integrales en torno a la calidad de vida.

Social Isolation and Loneliness in Old Age

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clemens Tesch-Roemer ◽  
Oliver Huxhold
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Socially Isolated ◽  
Aging Persons

Social isolation refers to the objective lack of social integration. Loneliness, in contrast, refers to the perceived lack of social integration. Loneliness has serious consequences for the well-being of aging persons. Individuals who feel lonely tend to have poorer health, less autonomy, and lower subjective well-being than individuals who do not feel lonely. Lonely individuals even tend to become more socially isolated over time. While prevalence rates of social isolation increase with advancing age, only a minority of older people suffer from severe loneliness, however. Hence, loneliness is not necessarily a consequence of growing old, but rather, depends on specific risk factors (e.g., social needs, social expectations, resources, and competencies). Interventions therefore should be focused on these risk factors (unfulfilled social needs, unmet social perceptions, and lack of resources and competencies).

Social Integration of Latin-American Immigrants in Spain: the Influence of the Community Context

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1201-1209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asur Fuente ◽  
Juan Herrero
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The Social ◽  
Latin American Immigrants ◽  
Informal Community

The main goal of this study is to analyze the degree to which several community elements such as insecurity, discrimination and informal community support might have an influence on the social integration of Latin-American immigrants, a group at risk of social exclusion in Spain. Multivariate linear regression analyses results showed that informal community support is positively related to social integration whereas insecurity is negatively related. The statistical relationship between discrimination and social integration disappears once levels of informal community support are taken into account. A better understanding of the factors that either promote or inhibit the social integration progress of immigrant population is important to orientate public policies and intervention programs that contribute to the adaptation of this population to the host society.

scholarly journals A Bifactor Model of Subjective Well-Being at Personal, Community, and Country Levels: A Case With Three Latin-American Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Torres-Vallejos ◽  
Joel Juarros-Basterretxea ◽  
Juan Carlos Oyanedel ◽  
Masatoshi Sato
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Bifactor Model ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Specific Level ◽  
Single Measure ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Latin American Countries

Improving citizens' subjective well-being (SWB) has become an increasingly visible policy goal across industrialized countries. Although an increasing number of studies have investigated SWB at the individual level, little is known about subjective evaluation at social levels, such as the community and national levels. While the relationships between these levels have been analyzed in previous research, these assessments, which are part of the same unique construct of SWB, are under-investigated. The purpose of this study was to examine the dimensionality and reliability of a single measure of SWB, which contained individual, community, and national levels across three Latin-American countries (Argentina, Chile, and Venezuela), using a bifactor model analysis. Findings showed that the bifactor model exhibited a good fit to the data for the three countries. However, invariance testing between countries was not fully supported because of each item's specific contribution to both specific and general constructs. The analyses of each country showed that the SWB construct was in a gray area between unidimensionality and multidimensionality; some factors contributed more to the general factor and others to the specific level, depending on the country. These findings call for integrating more distant levels (community and country levels) into the understanding of SWB at the individual level, as they contribute not only to an overall construct, but they make unique contributions to SWB, which must be considered in public policy making.

scholarly journals Brief CBT group therapy for Mexican homeless girls

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Castaños-Cervantes
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Group Therapy ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Pre Treatment

AbstractHomeless girls suffer labour and sexual exploitation, abuse, discrimination and social exclusion at a higher rate than the rest of the population. However, worldwide information on homeless girls and intervention programmes for this group are scarce. This study examined the preliminary efficacy of a brief cognitive behavioural group therapy tailored to Mexican homeless girls. The intervention targeted subjective well-being and these determinants: symptoms of anxiety, symptoms of depression, assertive behaviours and functional emotion regulation skills. Results revealed statistically significant differences in symptoms of anxiety and depression, assertiveness, emotion regulation strategies and subjective well-being with treatment effects that ranged from moderate to large. Symptoms of anxiety and depression, and dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies decreased. Assertive skills, functional emotion regulation strategies, and subjective well-being increased. Outcomes were clinically relevant. At 2-month follow-up, participants showed improvement from pre-treatment on all measures. The current study provides unique findings in terms of a promising preliminary intervention that helps restore homeless girls to a healthier social/emotional developmental path especially in the context of Latin American cities. As a result, the clinical implications of this research highlight the urgent need to design effective interventions based on the observed characteristics and identified needs among homeless girls.

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