Abstract

SOSA, Fernanda Mariel; FERNANDEZ, Omar Daniel  and  ZUBIETA, Elena Mercedes. Social welfare and psychological acculturation in migrant college students. liber. [online]. 2014, vol.20, n.1, pp.151-163. ISSN 1729-4827.

The objective of this study is to analyze the psychological acculturation strategies and social welfare perception in migrant college students. It is a descriptive group differences study with transversal design based on a convenience sample composed by 214 migrants (inner and external) students of both genders aged between 18 and 35 years who live in the city of Buenos Aires. Results show that integration and separation prevail as acculturation strategies, and intermediate levels of social well being. Also, external migrant students show higher prevalence of assimilation and integration strategies and inner migrant students show higher prevalence of separation acculturation strategies, in both in the public and private spheres.

Keywords : Acculturation; social well being; migrant college students.

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