Factores psicosociales y su relación con psicopatología y uso de sustancias en adolescentes de origen inmigrante

Abstract

Introduction: This paper presents the general characteristics of the immigration phenomenon in Spain and the different problems faced by young people in their adaptation processes and how these affect their mental health. Objectives: To determine if exposure to psychosocial factors such as resilience, school commitment and family violence affects the presence of mental health problems and substance abuse of in immigrant and non-immigrant adolescents from Spain. Materials and methods: 262 young people between 12 and 17 years old from the cities of Alicante and Barcelona, ​​139 Spaniards and 123 immigrants were studied. The Youth Self Report (YSR) scale was applied to all of them to obtain systematized information on various skills and behavior problems and the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) to know the degree of cognitive and psychological commitment. In addition to the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) which measures the level of individual resilience, family resilience and contextual resilience. Subsequently, different statistical tests were applied to the results obtained. Results and conclusions: It was found that there is a positive incidence between protective factors such as different types of resilience and school performance and mental health of young people, especially of natives. Similarly, a negative incidence was found between family violence and the mental health of young people, especially in the case of immigrants.

Date of Award	11 May 2021
Original language	Spanish
Supervisor	Qureshi Burckhardt Adil (Director) & Jose Antonio Ramos Quiroga (Director)