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Sociopolitical control for immigrants: The role of receiving local contexts

Authors :
Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Psicología Social
Paloma, Virginia
Lenzi, Michela
Furlanis, Nicola
Vieno, Alessio
García Ramírez, Manuel
Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Psicología Social
Paloma, Virginia
Lenzi, Michela
Furlanis, Nicola
Vieno, Alessio
García Ramírez, Manuel
Publication Year :
2018

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, was associated with higher levels of perceived control in the sociopolitical domain for immigrants. We also discuss implications for community‐based research and practice.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1240067771
Document Type :
Electronic Resource