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The goal of the current study was to evaluate life satisfaction in a sample of 300 immigrant children aged between 8 and 13 years old. Satisfaction in different domains and overall life, was evaluated using the General Domain Satisfaction Index and the Overall Life Satisfaction index, respectively. These instruments were also applied to a sample of...
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... gender × nationality interaction was not statistically significant in any of the age ranges. Table 2 shows that, for this range, the mean score of the non-immigrants was higher than that for immigrants on the domains of satisfaction with home and family, material goods, interpersonal relationships, and area of residence. The immigrants' group had higher mean scores than non-immigrants on the domains of satisfaction with health, use of time, and school. ...Citations
... However, in the total score of the scale that evaluates satisfaction with life, no statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups. Another study found that differences in life satisfaction and its domains depended on the group age: in the group of 8-9 years old, immigrants scored higher than non-immigrants in global life satisfaction, while the opposite was found for the group of 10-13 years old (Urzúa et al., 2021). In all age groups, non-immigrants reported higher satisfaction in the domains of family and home and material goods, while migrants had higher satisfaction with school. ...
In recent years, there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of understanding the educational experiences of immigrant students, particularly in diverse societies like Chile. Immigrant students often encounter unique challenges related to language, culture, and social integration, which can significantly impact their perceptions of school norms, school bonding, experiences of school violence, and overall well-being. However, there is a limited understanding of the specific differences between Chilean students and immigrant students in these domains. This study aims to bridge this gap by examining the differences between Chilean and immigrant students in their perception of school norms, levels of school bonding, experiences of school violence, and well-being. The study used a sample of 2,040 high school students residing in Chile from 20 schools (Mage = 14.9; 49% girls; 11.3% youths of immigrant origin). Results indicated that non-Chilean students exhibited higher levels of behavioral norms and lower levels of bonding. No statistically significant differences were observed for school violence and well-being. Implications for the development of educational policies that promote strategies for the development of a positive school climate are discussed, conceiving the school from the perspective of diverse and inclusive classrooms, which allow for the enrichment of culture and promote the well-being of the entire educational community.
... Many empirical studies have found a negative association between material deprivation and children's life satisfaction (Blackwell et al., 2020;Cassoni et al., 2017;Jiang et al., 2023;Saunders & Brown, 2020;Shi et al., 2015;Urzúa et al., 2021). However, there are still three limitations in the existing literature. ...
... However, there are still three limitations in the existing literature. First, many of these studies have been based on relatively small samples, potentially leading to biased results (Cassoni et al., 2017;Shi et al., 2015;Urzúa et al., 2021). Second, most studies have used samples from a single region or country, limiting the generalizability of findings and precluding cross-cultural comparisons (Becchetti et al., 2013;Blackwell et al., 2020). ...
The present study is designed to explore the relationship between material deprivation and children’s life satisfaction, paying particular attention to the mediating mechanisms of bullying victimization by peers and siblings and the moderating mechanisms of indulgent culture. A sample of 15,447 children are drawn from the Wave Three of Children’s Worlds: International Survey of Children’s Well-being in 14 countries. The results demonstrate that material deprivation negatively influences children’s life satisfaction. Furthermore, material deprivation simultaneously enhances children’s bullying victimization by peers and siblings, thereby reducing their life satisfaction. Moreover, the effects of material deprivation on bullying victimization by peers, bullying victimization by siblings and life satisfaction are all moderated by indulgent culture, that is, all of these associations are stronger for children who grow up in indulgent culture. This study adds to the current knowledge and provides practical implications for how to promote children’s life satisfaction.
... As documented by Caqueo-Urízar, Urzúa et al. (2021), migrant families in Chile currently face housing problems, poverty, racial discrimination, job insecurity, and difficulty accessing basic services such as health care, education and social security. As Peruvians were the largest migrant community in the country before Haitian and Venezuelan movements in the 2010s, most child-focused studies in Chile examine issues faced by ...
... Villacieros's (2019) study with 146 migrant children from Brazil, Bolivia and Peru aged 11-17 also found that these children experience stress, sadness and feelings of inadequacy, due to discrimination and exclusion in Chile and nostalgia for their country of origin, as well as behavioural problems (e.g., stealing and conflict resolution difficulties) and hyperactivity, due to past experiences of, and/or fears of, being separated from their families. These findings are also echoed by Urzúa et al. (2021), who evaluated life satisfaction (understood as the cognitive aspect of subjective well-being) in a sample of 300 immigrant children between 8 and 13 years old. The study found that 12-and 13-yearold migrant children reported lower scores of satisfaction in the areas of family and home, material goods, interpersonal relationships, health and use of time (and higher scores related to residence, school and personal satisfaction) than their Chilean counterparts. ...
... The violence children experience in these spaces is sometimes exacerbated by the absence of their parents due to work. Caqueo-Urízar, Urzúa et al. (2021) found that 41 per cent of migrant families in Chile are headed by female single parents and that 54 per cent of all foreign families live under the poverty line. As a result, children may spend a significant portion of their days alone (once they get back from school) and have fewer resources to deal with the violence they may be experiencing in their surroundings (see also Pavez Soto, 2010). ...
This report aims to synthesize recent evidence concerning the experiences and needs of children affected by human mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean, and on how far programmes and policies are meeting those needs. It is motivated by a desire on the part of the United Nations Children’s Fund Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office (UNICEF LACRO) to promote proven responses to human mobility that genuinely respond to the needs of children and families: in their communities of origin, in transit, as they settle in new countries, or if they return to their countries of origin.
Feeling adequately heard by adults is a crucial factor in children’s life satisfaction. Despite this, few studies have
explored the underlying processes from an international perspective. The current study aimed to investigate the
mediating effect of perceived safety and the moderating effect of collectivism. Using data from 22,688 children in
18 countries, the study found a positive association between being adequately heard by adults and children’s life
satisfaction. Furthermore, the relationship was mediated by perceived safety. The study also revealed that the
impact of being adequately heard by adults on perceived safety and children’s life satisfaction was moderated by
collectivism. The findings of this study have significant theoretical and practical implications for improving
children’s life satisfaction.
El estrés por aculturación ha sido asociado fuertemente al surgimiento de problemas en la salud de las personas, principalmente en la salud mental. Pese a su importancia como factor de riesgo, su estudio se ha realizado mayoritariamente en población adulta, siendo menor la investigación realizada al respecto en población infantil y adolescente. En esta investigación, se evalúan las propiedades psicométricas del FEAC-IA, cuestionario destinado a evaluar las fuentes de estrés por aculturación. Se recogieron datos de 401 escolares entre 8 a 18 años (M = 12.4; K = 2.5). Se realizaron análisis de confiabilidad y de los indicadores de bondad de ajuste para la evaluación de modelos de la estructura factorial, mediante análisis de ecuaciones estructurales exploratorias (MEEE) y análisis factorial confirmatorio (AFC). El cuestionario presenta buenos indicadores de bondad de ajuste para un modelo trifactorial: añoranza y diferencias con el país de origen, adaptación en la escuela, familia y relación con los pares y experiencias de discriminación (CFI = 0.98; TLI = 0.976; RMSEA = 0.052). La escala propuesta puede constituirse en un aporte importante para recoger insumos en población migrante infanto-juvenil sobre las fuentes de estrés, que permitan elaborar planes específicos de intervención.
