Acculturative stress impact and symptomatology on migrant's adolescents at Arica and Antofagasta, Chile

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between acculturation stress and symptomatology in migrant adolescents from Peru, Bolivia and Colombia living in Chile. The final sample consisted of 146 participants between the ages of 11 and 17 (M=13.77, DT=2.01). Of these, 47.9% (N=70) are men and 52.1% (N=76) are women settled in Arica and Antofagasta (Chile). The results show statistically significant relationships between the two scales (r=.488, p