The role of migration in the development of depressive symptoms among Latino immigrant parents in the USA
The role of migration in the development of depressive symptoms among Latino immigrant parents in the USA
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.07.002
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发表时间：
2011-10-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Perreira, Krista M.
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作者：
Ornelas, India J.;Perreira, Krista M.
美国几乎每四个孩子中就有一个是移民的孩子。然而，很少有研究评估移徙各阶段的因素如何促成移民人口健康问题的发展。大多数只关注移民后影响健康的因素。利用拉丁裔青少年移民、健康和适应项目的数据，本研究评估了移民前（例如，重大生活事件，高度贫困）、移民（例如，不安全和紧张的移民经历）、移民后（例如，歧视、邻里因素、家庭团聚、语言孤立）和社会支持因素对12-18岁儿童的拉丁裔移民父母样本中抑郁症状的影响程度。结果表明，移民前的高贫困水平、移民过程中的压力经历、社区中的种族问题以及在美国定居后的种族/民族歧视是导致拉美裔移民父母抑郁症状发展的最重要因素。家庭团聚、社会支持和家庭主义可减少抑郁症状的可能性。(C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd.版权所有。
Nearly one out of every four children in the US is a child of immigrants. Yet few studies have assessed how factors at various stages of migration contribute to the development of health problems in immigrant populations. Most focus only on post-migration factors influencing health. Using data from the Latino Adolescent Migration, Health, and Adaptation Project, this study assessed the extent to which pre-migration (e.g., major life events, high poverty), migration (e.g., unsafe and stressful migration experiences), post-migration (e.g., discrimination, neighborhood factors, family reunification, linguistic isolation), and social support factors contributed to depressive symptoms among a sample of Latino immigrant parents with children ages 12-18. Results indicated that high poverty levels prior to migration, stressful experiences during migration, as well as racial problems in the neighborhood and racial/ethnic discrimination upon settlement in the US most strongly contribute to the development of depressive symptoms among Latino immigrant parents. Family reunification, social support, and familism reduce the likelihood of depressive symptoms. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.