Ansiedad y modos de aculturación en la población inmigrante

Abstract

This investigation has aimed to discover the relationship between the incidence of anxiety symtomatology and the acculturation attitudes adopted by immigrant populations.
For this purpose, a sample of 43 immigrants from the Province of Seville was taken, selected randomly from a range of immigrant associations. The sample comprised two diverse groups: Moroccans (17) and Latin-Americans (26). The information necessary for the study was gathered in personal interviews during which two questionaires were administered: the State/Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, Gorsuch, & Lushene, 1988) and the Acculturation Attitudes Questionaire (Navas et al., 2004). The results obtained showed no significant relationship between anxiety (state and trait) and acculturation strategies. Nevertheless, a slight increase in the anxiety state of the Moroccan population was observed.