Cultural stress and psychological symptoms in recent Venezuelan immigrants to the United States and Colombia
Cultural stress and psychological symptoms in recent Venezuelan immigrants to the United States and Colombia
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ijintrel.2018.09.001
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发表时间：
2018-11-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Dickson-Gomez, Julia
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作者：
Schwartz, Seth J.;Salas-Wright, Christopher P.;Dickson-Gomez, Julia
背景资料：本研究的目的是比较文化压力，心理困扰，以及他们之间的相互关系最近在美国和哥伦比亚的委内瑞拉移民。文化压力理论表明，移民群体在接收环境中，更文化上类似于他们会报告较少的歧视，和较少的负面背景下的接待，移民群体定居在国家相比，更文化上不同。因此，我们假设，最近在哥伦比亚的委内瑞拉移民会报告较少的文化压力，（抑郁和焦虑症状），与最近在美国的委内瑞拉移民相比。647名委内瑞拉移民的样本（78%在评估前一年内移民）完成了评估感知歧视、负面接待背景、抑郁症状、结果：与预期相反，在哥伦比亚的委内瑞拉移民报告了显着（p <0.05）更大的歧视，更糟糕的接待环境，更多的抑郁症状，与他们在美国的同行相比。中介模型表明，一个消极的背景下的接收有关的抑郁和焦虑症状间接通过experiencesofdiscrimination.Conclusion：平均差异相矛盾的文化压力理论会预测，并建议，机制以外的文化相似性和相异性可能是负责观察到的差异。然而，这些因素之间的结构关系与理论是一致的。
Background: The present study was designed to compare cultural stressors, psychological distress, and their interrelationships between recent Venezuelan immigrants in the United States and in Colombia. Cultural stress theory suggests that immigrant groups in receiving contexts that are more culturally similar to them would report less discrimination, and a less negative context of reception, compared to immigrant groups settling in countries that are more culturally dissimilar. We therefore hypothesized that recent Venezuelan immigrants in Colombia would report less cultural stress, and less psychological distress (depressive and anxiety symptoms), compared to recent Venezuelan immigrants in the US.Method: A sample of 647 Venezuelan immigrants (78% had migrated within one year prior to assessment) completed surveys assessing perceived discrimination, negative context of reception, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms.Results: Contrary to expectations, Venezuelan immigrants in Colombia reported significantly (p < .05) greater discrimination, a worse context of reception, and more depressive symptoms, compared to their counterparts in the US. Mediational models indicated that a negative context of reception was related to depressive and anxiety symptoms indirectly through experiences of discrimination.Conclusion: The mean differences contradict what cultural stress theory would predict, and suggest that mechanisms other than cultural similarity and dissimilarity may be responsible for the observed differences. However, the structural relationships among these factors are consistent with theory.