My SciELO
Services on Demand
Journal
Article
Indicators
- Cited by SciELO
- Access statistics
Related links
- Cited by Google
- Similars in SciELO
- Similars in Google
Share
Acción Psicológica
On-line version ISSN 2255-1271Print version ISSN 1578-908X
Abstract
GIL-LACRUZ, Marta; MARTIN HERNANDEZ, Pilar; CANTARERO ABAD, Luis and ESPEITX BERNAT, Elena. Community integration and participation: the role of the social network in latin american migrants in a rural province (Teruel, Spain). Acción psicol. [online]. 2013, vol.10, n.2, pp.129-142. ISSN 2255-1271. https://dx.doi.org/10.5944/ap.10.2.12216.
Social network play an important role in both the decision to emigrate and the choice of location. Related to migrants and its social net, very little is known about patterns of integration and community participation in rural and low population density contexts in Spain. This article explores these issues and is based on a study, in the province of Teruel (Spain), using a sample of 324 Latin American migrants over the age of 18, selected by sex and place of residence. A standardised test - the Musitu and Gracia AC-90 Community Social Support Questionnaire and open questions were employed. ANOVAS analysis showed significant differences in community integration and participation in accordance with socioeconomic, motivational and social interaction variables.
Keywords : Social network; community integration; community participation; Latin American migrants; rural communities.