Effect of Positive Social Interaction on the Psychological Well-being in South American Immigrants in Chile

Alfonso Urzúa (), Jose Leiva and Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar
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Alfonso Urzúa: Universidad Católica del Norte
Jose Leiva: Universidad Católica del Norte
Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar: Universidad de Tarapacá

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2020, vol. 21, issue 1, No 17, 295-306

Abstract: Abstract The immigration of South American people migrating to countries of the same region is a little explored phenomenon, mainly in terms of processes that affect their integration and well-being in the countries that host it. The objective of this research was to analyze the effect of positive social interaction on the psychological well-being of immigrants. Participants in this study were 684 Colombians and Peruvians, over 18 years old, living in Chile. They had to complete scales that evaluate their psychological well-being (Ryff) and others that evaluate their interaction with the environment (social role and social well-being). It is found that the positive social interaction had a significant and positive association with all dimensions of psychological well-being, except for autonomy. In this sense, the processes through which the individual interacts with society are related to their well-being. As being a positive interaction, the overall functioning of the immigrant (psychological well-being) will be superior.

Keywords: Social interaction; Psychological well-being; Immigration; South America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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