title: Social Well-Being Among Colombian and Peruvian Immigrants in Northern Chile.
abstract: In recent years, northern Chile has received a large number of immigrants attracted mainly by mining and related services. The last population census revealed that 70.5 % of foreigners in Chile came from South America, and were mainly Peruvians (30.5 %), Argentines (16.8 %), and Colombians (8.1 %). The aim of this cross-sectional study is to describe the social well-being levels reported by Colombian and Peruvian immigrants in northern Chile, as well as their connection to socio-demographic and relational factors. The Spanish version of the Scale of Social Well-being (Keyes in Soc Psychol Q 61:121-140, 1998) was administered to 431 men and women over 18 years old, with a minimum residence of 6 months in the city of Antofagasta. The highest-rated aspect was Social Contribution, and the lowest-rated aspect was Social Acceptance. The relational variables that show statistically significant differences in both populations relate to who the subject lives with, the degree of contact that the subject has with people from Chile, and the subject's relationship status. There are no differences that indicate a higher level of social well-being in one population more than the other; however, it appears that the Peruvian population has a greater perception of Social Coherence, while Colombians show a greater perception of Social Contribution.
authors.affiliation: Línea de Investigación en Salud, Bienestar y Calidad de Vida, Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avda. Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile. alurzua@ucn.cl.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urzúa Morales
authors.affiliation: Línea de Investigación en Salud, Bienestar y Calidad de Vida, Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avda. Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delgado-Valencia
authors.affiliation: Línea de Investigación en Salud, Bienestar y Calidad de Vida, Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avda. Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile.
authors.forename: Mariela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rojas-Ballesteros
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología y Filosofía, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile.
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caqueo-Urízar
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003105:Colombia / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010568:Peru / Q000208:ethnology; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Colombians; Cross-sectional study; Immigration; Northern Chile; Peruvians; Social well-being