Leaving family for work: ambivalence and mental health among Mexican migrant farmworker men.
Leaving family for work: ambivalence and mental health among Mexican migrant farmworker men.
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DOI：
10.1007/s10903-006-6344-7
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Arcury, Thomas A
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作者：
Grzywacz, Joseph G;Quandt, Sara A;Arcury, Thomas A
从墨西哥和中美洲移民到美国的男性面临着对立的家庭规范。他们需要离开家庭以获得家庭经济保障；然而，离开使他们的家庭变得脆弱。我们使用矛盾心理框架研究了移民中固有的对立家庭规范对心理健康的影响。我们采访了60名在北卡罗来纳州工作的拉丁裔移民农场工人。大多数来自墨西哥；每个人都在原籍国留下了妻子和孩子。分析表明，家庭矛盾心理普遍存在。矛盾心理与焦虑症状有关（但与抑郁或酒精依赖无关），尤其是那些无法定期与家人联系的男性。结果显示了矛盾心理框架的有效性，并表明移民心理健康状况不佳的根源可能存在于移民之前的环境中。研究建议包括通过扩大流动工人的电话使用便利家庭联系。
Men migrating to the United States from Mexico and Central America confront opposing family norms. They need to leave their families to gain family economic security; yet, leaving renders their families vulnerable. We examined the mental health implications of the opposing family norms inherent in migration using an ambivalence framework. We interviewed 60 Latino migrant farmworkers working in North Carolina. Most were from Mexico; each had left a wife and children in his country of origin. Analysis indicated that family ambivalence was common. Ambivalence was associated with anxiety symptoms (but not depression or alcohol dependence), especially among men who were unable to contact their families regularly. Results show the usefulness of the ambivalence framework, and suggest that the origins of poor migrant mental health may reside in circumstances preceding migration. Study recommendations include facilitating family contact by expanding access to telephones among migrant workers.