Estatus económico y situación afectiva en América Latina
Resumo
Este artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación cuantitativa donde se estudia cómo el estado afectivo de los latinoamericanos depende de su posición o estatus económico. La investigación hace uso de la encuesta Gallup 2007, con más de 14000 observaciones para 18 países de la región. Se estudian estados afectivos positivos y negativos, así como el balance afectivo. Se encuentra que la situación afectiva de los latinoamericanos depende de su estatus económico; esto es: más que como un indicador de acceso a satisfactores, el ingreso de una persona juega un papel de demarcador de posición social y es esto lo que influye en el estado afectivo de los latinoamericanos. La única excepción a la importancia del estatus económico se presenta en los adultos mayores. Los resultados apoyan la visión de que los estados afectivos están estrechamente vinculados a la inmersión social de las personas.
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