Browsing by Author "Caqueo-Urizar, Alejandra"

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    Effects of Resilience and Acculturation Stress on Integration and Social Competence of Migrant Children and Adolescents in Northern Chile
    (2021) Caqueo-Urizar, Alejandra; Urzua, Alfonso; Escobar-Soler, Carolang; Flores, Jerome; Mena-Chamorro, Patricio; Villalonga-Olives, Ester
    Migration in Chile has increased exponentially in recent years, with education being one of the main focuses of attention in this cultural transformation. Integration and social competence in the migrant population are determined by several factors. The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential effects of resilience and acculturation stress on the levels of integration and social competence in migrant students in Northern Chile. In total, 292 school children of both genders aged 8 to 18, from the fourth grade to senior year of high school, participated in the investigation. A subscale of the Child and Adolescent Assessment System (Sistema de evaluacion de ninos y adolescentes SENA) was used to assess integration and social competence. Additionally, the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-12) and the Acculturation Stress Source Scale (FEAC) were used. The results show that integration and social competence have statistically significant and direct associations with resilience (p < 0.001) and indirect associations with acculturation stress (p = 0.009). Both constructs could be defined as protection and risk factors, respectively, and should be considered in educational contexts to favor adaptation in the integration of migrant children and adolescents.
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    Psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents in a middle-income Latin American country
    (2020) Caqueo-Urizar, Alejandra; Flores, Jerome; Escobar, Carolang; Urzua, Alfonso; Irarrázaval Domínguez, Matías
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    Religion Involvement and Substance Use Problems in Schoolchildren in Northern Chile
    (2022) Caqueo-Urizar, Alejandra; Peroza, Erika; Escobar-Soler, Carolang; Flores, Jerome; Urzua, Alfonso; Irarrazaval, Matias; Reygadas, Karina; Zegarra, Gustavo
    (1) Background: Religious involvement and spirituality have proven to be sources of well-being for individuals at different moments in life and are also associated with a decrease in depression, anxiety, and substance use. Therefore, these could be protective factors against stressful conditions and contribute to mental health. The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between religious involvement and substance use among students in northern Chile. (2) Methods: The design is retrospective ex post facto with only one group, and the sample included 2313 adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age from public and private schools. A subscale of the Child and Adolescent Assessment System was used to assess substance use and Universal Age I-E-12 to measure religious involvement. (3) Results: The findings suggest that the intrinsic orientation of religiousness (beta = -0.048, p < 0.014), age (beta = 0.374, p < 0.000), gender (beta = 0.039, p < 0.040), and ethnic identity (beta = 0.051, p < 0.008) have significant correlations with substance use. (4) Conclusions: The intrinsic orientation of religion is a relevant variable associated with consumption due to its non-instrumental characteristics of religion and practices aimed at self-exploration and self-knowledge that favor the subjective well-being of individuals, which could prevent drug use from becoming an alternative for dealing with conflicts in the children and young population of this region of Latin America.
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    The Effects of Social Determinants and Resilience on the Mental Health of Chilean Adolescents
    (2023) Caqueo-Urizar, Alejandra; Mena-Chamorro, Patricio; Henriquez, Diego; Urzua, Alfonso; Irarrazaval, Matias
    The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of social determinants (i.e., gender, educational vulnerability, and socioeconomic status) and resilience on the mental health of Chilean adolescents in pre-, during, and post-COVID-19 pandemic contexts. The study included a group of 684 students, ranging in age from 12 to 18 years, who were attending educational institutions in the city of Arica. The Child and Adolescent Assessment System (SENA) was used to measure mental health problems, the Brief Resilience Scale for Children and Youth (CYRM-12) was used to measure resilience, and the Vulnerability Index of Educational Institutions was used to measure educational vulnerability. The results suggest increases in depressive, anxious, and social anxiety symptomatologies over time (wave by year, 2018, 2020, and 2021). In addition, multiple linear regression models showed predictive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender, vulnerability index, socioeconomic status, and resilient behaviors on mental health problems. The worsening of mental health indicators over time requires the greater coordination and integration of mental health experts in the most vulnerable educational centers.