Abstract

VERA NORIEGA, José Ángel; LABORIN ALVAREZ, Jesús Francisco; DOMINGUEZ IBANEZ, Sandra Elvia  and  PENA RAMOS, Martha Olivia. Identidad psicológica y cultural de los sonorenses. Región y sociedad [online]. 2003, vol.15, n.28, pp.3-45. ISSN 2448-4849.

This paper is based on a study on the population of the central part of the country, in which the scales of subjective well-being (Anguas, 1997), self-concept (La Rosa, 1986), locus of control (La Rosa, Diaz and Andrade, 1986), orientation towards achievement (Diaz, Andrade and La Rosa, 1989), avoidance towards success (Espinosa and Reyes, 1991) and coping (Gongora, 1998) were used. Their validity by construct and the differences by gender, age, education, as well as other sociodemographic variables were analysed. Through a sampling by quota, age, gender and socialization in the state of Sonora, 1000 people belonging to 5 age groups were selected: adolescents (14-18), late adolescents (19-22), young adults (23-30), adults (31-38) and late adults (3955). The results showed scales’ sensitivity as well as some differences by age group, gender, occupation and degree of education. Finally the role played by subjective well-being in the perception of control and in the ways of coping that the person shows in the different situations or scenarios in which he or she participates was reasserted.

Keywords : cultural identity; subjective well-being; self-concept; locus of control; orientation towards achievement; avoidance towards success; coping; people from Sonora.

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