Satisfaction with Life in a Group of Guatemalan Migrants Deported from the United States of America

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the level of satisfaction with life in a group of Guatemalan migrants returned from the US to Guatemala. 110 people participated (86,50 % men and 13,50 % women). We used a scale of sociodemographic data and the Life Satisfaction Scale (Diener et al.,1985). The results indicate that 74,80 % of the participants are satisfied with their lives despite having been deported from the US. A series of correlations was made between the sociodemographic variables and the level of satisfaction with life, thus, a negative correlation between satisfaction with life and the number of attempts to reach the United States was evidenced (r = -0.318; p <0.01).

Keywords

• satisfacción con la vida
• migraciones
• guatemala