TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived discrimination and mental health of South American immigrants in Chile
T2 - the mediator role of the self-esteem in four nationalities
AU - Berrios-Riquelme, José
AU - Maluenda-Albornoz, Jorge
AU - Castillo-Rozas, Gustavo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Most international immigrants have mental health problems because of perceived discrimination. This research aims to analyze the possible mediating role of self-esteem in the impact of perceived discrimination on the mental health problems of the four most extensive South American immigrant nationalities in Chile. It involved 772 immigrants who have been living in this country for longer than a year. The results indicate that self-esteem would play a mediating role in two nationalities. We conclude by considering the importance and implications of self-esteem as a variable for intervention from social work in the immigration field.
AB - Most international immigrants have mental health problems because of perceived discrimination. This research aims to analyze the possible mediating role of self-esteem in the impact of perceived discrimination on the mental health problems of the four most extensive South American immigrant nationalities in Chile. It involved 772 immigrants who have been living in this country for longer than a year. The results indicate that self-esteem would play a mediating role in two nationalities. We conclude by considering the importance and implications of self-esteem as a variable for intervention from social work in the immigration field.
KW - Mediation analysis
KW - mental health
KW - perceived discrimination
KW - south-south migration
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85126764153
U2 - 10.1080/15332985.2021.2007438
DO - 10.1080/15332985.2021.2007438
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85126764153
SN - 1533-2985
VL - 20
SP - 282
EP - 298
JO - Social Work in Mental Health
JF - Social Work in Mental Health
IS - 3
ER -
