Abstract
Migration is a social phenomenon that has an impact both on the lives of the people who migrate, and on the societies who receive them; with psychological well-being being one of the most affected variables. The objective of this research is to analyze the possible mediating role of rooting in the host location on the negative effect that acculturation stress has on the level of well-being. Data for this study were collected using 699 Colombian and Peruvian immigrants who have been permanently residing in Chile for more than six months. Participants were assessed by using Riff’s Psychological Well-being Scale, rooting of Torrente et al., and Ruiz et al. scales of stress. The results demonstrated the mediating role of settling down within the host country in relation to stress and psychological well-being, except for the sub-dimension of autonomy. It is concluded that the need for rooting in the host country is a protective factor against the negative effects of stress on perceived well-being.
Highlights
Psychological well-being is an eudiamonic indicator of well-being linked to aspects of positive functioning, such as purposeful engagement in life, realization of personal talents and capacities, and enlightened self-knowledge. [1, 2, 3], or to a state of equilibrium and balance that can be affected by life events or challenges of life itself [4]
Considering the, this research aims to evaluate the mediating role of settling down within the host country in the relationship between acculturation stress and the psychological well-being of Latin American immigrants living in Chile
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Summary
Psychological well-being is an eudiamonic indicator of well-being linked to aspects of positive functioning, such as purposeful engagement in life, realization of personal talents and capacities, and enlightened self-knowledge. [1, 2, 3], or to a state of equilibrium and balance that can be affected by life events or challenges of life itself [4]. Measures of well-being tend to be stable over time [5, 6], they can be affected by intense transitory circumstances or by alterations in the context a person’s daily life. One of these events is that of immigration. Immigration can be understood as the movement of people from one country to another in order to improve personal, social, or material conditions [7] This phenomenon is present in many countries of the world, and Chile is no exception. In 2014, the immigrant population in Chile represented 2.3% of the total population [8], increasing to 4.35% in 2017 [9]
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