Perceived discrimination and depression among Mexican-origin adults in California
Perceived discrimination and depression among Mexican-origin adults in California
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DOI：
10.2307/2676322
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发表时间：
2000-09-01
影响因子：
5
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Vega, WA
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作者：
Finch, BK;Kolody, B;Vega, WA
我们认为，感知到的歧视对墨西哥裔成年人的抑郁结果有独立的影响。利用1995/96年度加利福尼亚州弗雷斯诺3,012名墨西哥裔受访者(年龄18-59岁)的样本，我们调查了感知歧视、文化适应压力和心理健康之间的直接和缓和联系(CES-D)。我们还调查了感知到的歧视的社会模式。虽然文化适应程度较高的移民受访者比文化适应程度较低的移民受访者更有可能遭受歧视，但在美国出生的文化适应程度较高的受访者更不可能遭受歧视。歧视与抑郁直接相关，但这种影响通过出生地/居住国、英语文化适应、性别和受教育国家的变量来调节。适度的法律地位适应文化压力对土生土长的美国居民来说尤其令人沮丧。
We contend that perceived discrimination has an independent effect on depression outcomes among adults of Mexican origin. Using a sample of 3,012 Mexican-origin respondents in Fresno, California in 1995/96 (ages 18-59) we investigate the direct and moderating connections between perceived discrimination, acculturative stress, and mental health (CES-D). We also investigate the social patterning of perceived discrimination. While more highly acculturated immigrant respondents were more likely to experience discrimination than their less acculturated counterparts, move highly acculturated U.S. born respondents were less likely to experience discrimination. Discrimination was directly related to depression, but this effect was moderated through nativity/country of residence, English-language acculturation, sex, and country of education variables. Moderate levels of legal status acculturative stress were especially depressive for native-born U.S. residents.