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Psicothema, 2010. Vol. Vol. 22 (nº 3). 410-415




Adolescentes latinoamericanos, aculturación y conducta antisocial

Jorge Sobral Fernández, José Antonio Gómez-Fraguela, Ángeles Luengo, Estrella Romero y Paula Villar

Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

El principal objetivo de este estudio es analizar si los estilos de aculturación de Integración, Separación, Asimilación y Marginación propuestos en el modelo de Berry pueden ser replicados en una muestra de adolescentes inmigrantes latinoamericanos que viven en España y examinar la relación de esas estrategias con el nivel de conducta antisocial y abuso de alcohol. Para ello se ha analizado una muestra de 750 adolescentes inmigrantes latinoamericanos escolarizados en diferentes centros de Galicia y Madrid. Los resultados obtenidos confirman la existencia de las cuatro estrategias de aculturación, siendo la integración la más utilizada y la marginación la que menos. En cuanto a la relación de esos estilos con la conducta antisocial y el consumo de alcohol, se observa que es el grupo de adolescentes latinoamericanos que optan por la estrategia de separación los que presentan mayores conductas antisociales y, contrariamente a lo esperado, es el grupo de marginación el que se asocia con menores actos antisociales.

Latin-American adolescents, acculturation and antisocial behavior. The main purposes of this study are: a) To determine whether the acculturation styles proposed by Berry’s model (integration, separation, assimilation and marginalization) can be replicated in a sample of Latin-American immigrant adolescents living in Spain; b) to examine the relationships between acculturation styles and both antisocial behavior and involvement with alcohol. For these purposes, data were collected in a sample of 750 Latin-American immigrants in a number of schools in Galicia and Madrid. Results confirm the existence of the four acculturation strategies, with integration and marginalization as the most and least used, respectively. With respect to the relationships of these styles with antisocial behavior and alcohol use, it was found that adolescents who use the separation strategy show the highest levels of antisocial behavior; conversely, and contrary to expectations, the marginalization group had the lowest levels of antisocial involvement.

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