Abstract
Migration in Chile has increased exponentially in recent years, with education being one of the main focuses of attention in this cultural transformation. Integration and social competence in migrant population is determined by several factors. The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential effects of resilience and acculturation stress on levels of integration and social competence in migrant students in Northern Chile. 292 School children of both genders ages 8 to 18 -from fourth grade to senior year of high school- participated in it. A subscale of the Child and Adolescent Assessment System (Sistema de evaluación de niños y adolescentes SENA) was used to assess integration and social competence. Also, the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-12) and the Acculturation Stress Source Scale (FEAC) were used. The results show that integration and social competence have statistically significant and direct associations with resilience (p < .001) and indirect associations with acculturation stress (p = .009). Both constructs could be defined as protection and risk factors respectively and should be intervened in educational contexts to favor adaptation in the integration of migrant children and adolescents.
Presenters
Alejandra Caqueo-UrízarProfessor, Centro de Justicia Educacional CJE, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Social and Cultural Perspectives on Aging
KEYWORDS
INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE; MIGRANT CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; RESILIENCE; ACCULTURA-TION STRESS; LATIN-AMERICAN
