Abstract

BANDA CASTRO, Ana Lilia  and  MORALES ZAMORANO, Miguel Arturo. Personal characteristics and social values of urban population related to social participation. Psicol. caribe [online]. 2015, vol.32, n.2, pp.218-234. ISSN 0123-417X.

The aim of this work was to identify personal characteristics (onto-system) and values (macro-system) which are related with social participation. A sample of 113 inhabitants of a Northeast city of Mexico was studied using a survey. Structural equations were used for identifying a social participation model integrated by personal characteristics factor (onto-system) with positive self-concept, negative self-concept and positive self-esteem. The values factor (macro-system) with sociality, responsibility and justice-equality values and social participation factor was integrated with the variables called social organization, communities actions and making decisions. The model found matches with theoretical model. Accordingly personal characteristics factor (onto-system) and values factor (macro-system) explain ten percent of social participation factor's variance. This study showed personal characteristics factor (onto-system) and values factor (macro-system) influence the social participation factor.

Keywords : social participation; social capital; ecological model of human behavior; values; self-concept; self-esteem.

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