01926nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001600118653002000134653001100154653002000165100001900185700002000204245008900224300001000313490000700323520136200330022001401692020001401706       2009                            d  c01/2009bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aImmigration10aQuality of life10aStress10aLatin-Americans1 aCamila Patiño1 aTeresa Kirchner00aEstress and quality of life in Latin American immigrants who are living in Barcelona  a49-660 v153 aMigrations are phenomena inherent in civilizations, but it is not until recent times that their psychological effects are being investigated. This study has a triple objective: 1) to establish the degree of stress and perceived quality of life experienced by Latin American immigrants who are living in Barcelona, 2) to analyze the relationships between stress and quality of life, and 3) to contrast the degree of stress and perceived quality of life of Colombian immigrants who are living in Barcelona with those of a control group of Colombian non-immigrants. The Perceived Stress Scale (PPS) and the Quality of Life Index (QLI-SP) have been applied to a sample of 113 participants (83 immigrants living in Barcelona and 30 Colombian non-immigrants). Results indicate that the degree of stress is around the average, with women scoring significantly higher than men. Perceived quality of life in Barcelona is medium-high, but 21% of women report having low quality of life, indicating that it is more difficult for women to reach an adequate quality of life after immigration. A close relationship was found between stress and quality of life, especially in the case of men. Immigrants report higher levels of stress and lower quality of life than the control group. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)  a1134-7937  a2174-0437