Sociopolitical Control for Immigrants: The Role of Receiving Local Contexts

American Journal of Community Psychology
Virginia PalomaManuel García-Ramírez

Abstract

This study examines the individual and contextual factors associated with sociopolitical control expressed by immigrants in southern Spain. We used hierarchical linear modeling to evaluate the relations between individual (community participation, social connectedness, and perceived cultural competence of receiving community services) and municipality characteristics (city community participation, city social connectedness, and city community services' cultural competence) and immigrants' feelings of sociopolitical control. Data were analyzed using a two-level model based on 707 Moroccan immigrants in 25 municipalities. After adjusting for gender, educational level, and psychosocial confounding factors, we observed a positive association between social connectedness and sociopolitical control at the individual level. At the contextual level, we observed a positive association between (a) city community participation, (b) city social connectedness, and (c) city community services' cultural competence, and sociopolitical control. Indeed, living in a municipality where there are community services with high levels of cultural competence and where, on average, many people participate in organizations and neighbors are connected, wa...Continue Reading

References

Oct 1, 1995·American Journal of Community Psychology·M A Zimmerman
Oct 1, 1995·American Journal of Community Psychology·K I Maton, D A Salem
Nov 27, 2001·Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education·P W SpeerN A Peterson
Nov 29, 2002·Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education·Adam B BeckerLaura Klem
Feb 7, 2003·Health Promotion International·Lewis WilliamsMike O'Brien
May 14, 2003·American Journal of Community Psychology·Roderick J Watts, Irma Serrano-García
May 14, 2003·American Journal of Community Psychology·Geraldine Moane
May 23, 2003·Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology·Andrea J Romero, Robert E Roberts
Feb 13, 2007·American Journal of Community Psychology·Katherine E McDonaldFabricio E Balcazar
Jun 15, 2007·Family & Community Health·Mary Elizabeth Bathum, Linda Ciofu Baumann
Oct 17, 2008·American Journal of Community Psychology·Isaac Prilleltensky
Jan 20, 2009·Journal of Community Health·Alessio VienoMassimo Mirandola
Nov 12, 2010·American Journal of Community Psychology·Manuel García-RamírezSonia Hernández-Plaza
Apr 5, 2011·Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education·Brian D ChristensPaul W Speer
Jun 28, 2011·American Journal of Community Psychology·Fabricio E BalcazarVirginia Paloma
Nov 3, 2011·International Journal of Psychology : Journal International De Psychologie·S Gulfem Cakir, Oya Yerin Guneri
Jun 11, 2014·American Journal of Community Psychology·Virginia PalomaCarlos Camacho
Jun 4, 2016·Hispanic Health Care International : the Official Journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses·Josephine V SerrataR Lillianne Macias
Jan 14, 2017·Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community·Elena TauriniElena Marta

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.