Determinants of social integration in the community: an exploratory analysis of personal, interpersonal and situational variables

Abstract

This article aims to explore the effects of personal, interpersonal, and situational variables on social integration in the community. Structural equation analyses from two-wave panel data (N ¼ 536) of adult participants living in an urban area showed that personal determinants (perceived stress and depressive mood), and situational determinants (undesirable life events) were statistically related to a decrease in social integration in the community. Interpersonal determinants (emotional, guidance, and instrumental support) were positively associated with an increase in social integration in the community. Implications of these and other findings are discussed.

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“…Mayor puntuación indica mayor percepción de rechazo social. (Gracia y Herrero, 2004). Es un listado de 33 sucesos vitales estresantes e indica la cantidad de eventos no deseados experimentados en los últimos 6 meses.…”

Capacidad de disfrute y percepción del apoyo comunitario en adolescentes espectadores de episodios de violencia entre pares (bullying)

“…La adaptación de la misma al ambiente escolar se consigna en el apéndice A. (Gracia y Herrero, 2004). Proporciona una medida de la integración y participación comunitaria así como un índice del apoyo percibido en organizaciones voluntarias de la comunidad (grupos sociales, clubes, asociaciones deportivas, comisiones de festejos, etc.).…”

“…Interpretando estos resultados en términos de la psicología positiva, se podría decir que el espectador prosocial es el tipo de espectador que probablemente percibe un mayor apoyo comunitario (Gracia y Herrero, 2004), y a la vez presenta una mayor capacidad de disfrute o "gaudibilidad" (Padrós, 2002;Padrós y Fernández, 2002).…”

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