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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
Volume 38, 2023 - Issue 2
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Research Article

Home habitability, perceived stress and antisocial behaviour (Habitabilidad de la vivienda, estrés percibido y conducta antisocial)

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Pages 355-378 | Received 26 Feb 2022, Accepted 13 Nov 2022, Published online: 30 Jan 2023
 

ABSTRACT

Poor habitability conditions have a negative impact on people’s mental health and influence their perception of stress and their adoption of antisocial behaviours. Through a non-experimental, transversal, correlational-causal design, we checked the mediating role of perceived stress between habitability and antisocial behaviour in people from low socioeconomic strata in northwest Mexico. The sample was comprised of 350 people with an average age of 40.65 (SD = 15.18). Through a structural equations model (SEM), we demonstrated that poor home habitability conditions influence perceived stress, and that perceived stress, in turn, influences antisocial and criminal behaviour (R2 = 43%). The results reveal the importance of considering unfavourable physical conditions in homes as a stimulator of disruptive and violent behaviours.

RESUMEN

Las condiciones de habitabilidad impactan negativamente en la salud mental de las personas influyendo en la percepción del estrés y la adopción de conductas antisociales. A través de un diseño no experimental, transversal de alcance correlacional-causal, se comprobó el rol mediador del estrés percibido entre la habitabilidad y las conductas antisociales en personas procedentes de estratos socioeconómicos bajos en el noroeste de México. La muestra estuvo conformada por 350 personas con una edad promedio de 40.65 años (DE = 15.18). A través de un Modelo de Ecuaciones Estructurales se demostró que las malas condiciones de habitabilidad de la vivienda influyen en el estrés percibido y este último en la conducta antisocial y delictiva (R2 = 43%). Los resultados dan cuenta de la importancia de considerar las condiciones físicas desfavorables de los hogares como un potenciador de conductas disruptivas y violentas.

Disclosure statement / Conflicto de intereses

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors. / Los autores no han referido ningún potencial conflicto de interés en relación con este artículo.

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