Study Hernandez Plaza et al. (2005): study ES 2000

Public

Moroccan immigrants, Spain, 2000

Sample

Respondents

N = 100

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Face to face interviews were conducted by the first author of this article, with the collaboration of seven Moroccan mediators who translated the questions into Arabic when necessary, and gave access to the sample

Correlate

Authors's Label

Perceived availability of informative support

Our Classification

Error Estimates

Perceived availability of informative support by natives: Cronbach's alpha = 0,75 Perceived availability of informative support by fellow immigrants: Cronbach's alpha = 0,54

Remarks

This measure is included in the Arizona Social Support Interview Schedule (Barrera, 1980). More specifically, the version adapted for African immigrants living in Spain by Martinez, Garcia and Maya (1993) and Hernández (2003) was used. This instrument examines diverse structural and functional characteristics of social support networks.

Distribution

Perceived availability of informative support: by natives:
M = 0,57; SD = 1,15, by fellow immigrants M = 4,08: SD = 2.42

Operationalization

Perceived availability of informative support is measured by two open items, where respondents enumerate available sources of support in two areas:
- advice
- positive feedback.

A by natives
B by fellow immigrants

Observed Relation with Happiness