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Caqueo-Urizar, Alejandra

Mena-Chamorro, Patricio

Urzua, Alfonso

Munoz-Henriquez, Wilson

Flores, Jerome

Narea, Marigen

Irarrazaval, Matias

Mental Health in Indigenous Children and Adolescents: The Contribution of Cultural Backgroud

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JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH

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The purpose of this study is to describe and compare the prevalence of mental health problems in Aymara and non-Aymara children and adolescent. The study sample comprised 1839 students from 8 to 19 years, from educational institutions of Northern Chile. Forty-nine percent of students identified with the Aymara ethnic group. The Child and Adolescent Evaluation System was used to evaluate internal and external problems. In Elementary school, Aymara students showed significantly lower scores in externalized problems and in high school, there were significantly lower scores in interiorized, exteriorized and other problems than Non-Aymara students. It seems that the legacy of the Aymara culture has favored the development of protective factors in relation to the mental health of these students. In a context of growing recognition and appreciation of this culture, greater involvement with Aymara culture could promote better mental health of school children.

2023

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10.1007/s10903-022-01374-0

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Mental health

Indigenous

Aymara children and adolescents

Salud pública, ambiental y ocupacional

Psicología

Educación Especial

Ciencias Sociales Biomédicas

Salud Ocupacional

Salud mental

Indígena

Niños y adolescentes aymaras

Arica, Chile

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WOS:000822002900001

1557-1912

verde / hibrido

Salud pública, ambiental y ocupacional

ANID PIA CIE160007