ADVERSE-EFFECTS OF ACCULTURATION - PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG MEXICAN-AMERICAN YOUNG-ADULTS
ADVERSE-EFFECTS OF ACCULTURATION - PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG MEXICAN-AMERICAN YOUNG-ADULTS
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DOI：
10.1016/0277-9536(90)90070-9
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发表时间：
1990-01-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
MARKS, G
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作者：
KAPLAN, MS;MARKS, G
我们研究了年轻（20-30），中年（31-50）和老年人（51-74）墨西哥裔美国人（n = 3084）的文化适应和心理困扰之间的关系。这些数据来自西班牙裔健康和营养调查（HHANES）。文化适应的测量项目的口头和书面语言和民族认同。采用流行病学研究中心抑郁量表（CES-D）测量心理困扰。我们发现，随着文化适应的增加，年轻人的痛苦显着增加，但在老年人中往往会减少。这种一般模式适用于男性和女性，并且与CES-D总分和病例率一致。文化适应的影响是独立的收入和教育的影响。我们讨论了异化和歧视可能是造成高度文化适应的青年人心理困扰的两个中介事件。此外，我们的研究结果初步表明，一个纵向的过程，即同化的年轻墨西哥裔美国人试图提高自己的经济和社会在占主导地位的社会剥夺自己的传统资源和基于种族的社会支持。然而，随着时间的推移，他们可能会重新建立与本土文化的联系，这有助于相对积极的心理健康。
We examined the relationship between acculturation and psychological distress in young (20-30), middle aged (31-50), and older adult (51-74) Mexican Americans (n = 3084). The data were from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES). Acculturation was measured with items on spoken and written language and ethnic identification. Psychological distress was measured with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). We found that as acculturation increased, distress significantly increase in young adults but tended to decrease in older adults. This general pattern held for males and females and was consistent for the CES-D total score and caseness rates. The effects of acculturation were independent of the effects of income and education. We discuss that alienation and discrimination may be two intervening events producing the psychological distress of the highly accultured young adults. Further, our findings tentatively suggest a longitudinal process whereby acculturated younger Mexican Americans attempting to advance themselves economically and socially in the dominant society strip themselves of traditional resources and ethnically-based social support. Through the years, however, they may re-establish ties to their native culture which contributes to relatively positive mental health.