Hovey J D, Magaña C
Department of Psychology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA.
J Immigr Health. 2000 Jul;2(3):119-31. doi: 10.1023/A:1009556802759.
No previous studies have examined the psychological functioning of immigrant farmworkers in the midwest United States. The purposes of the present study were threefold: (1) to assess the prevalence levels of anxiety and depression in a sample of Mexican immigrant farmworkers in the midwest United States; (2) to explore the relationships among acculturative stress, anxiety, and depression; and (3) to examine the variables that best predict anxiety and depression. The overall sample revealed elevated levels of anxiety and depression. Immigrant farmworkers with heightened levels of acculturative stress reported high levels of anxiety and depression. Family dysfunction, ineffective social support, low self-esteem, lack of choice in the decision to immigrate and live a migrant farmworker lifestyle, high education levels, and low levels of religiosity were significantly associated with high levels of anxiety and depression. The overall findings suggest that Mexican immigrant farmworkers who experience elevated levels of acculturative stress may be "at risk" for experiencing high levels of anxiety and depression. The findings highlight the importance of establishing prevention and treatment services for migrant farmworkers that aim to increase levels of emotional support, self-esteem, and coping skills.
此前没有研究考察过美国中西部移民农场工人的心理功能。本研究的目的有三个：（1）评估美国中西部墨西哥移民农场工人样本中焦虑和抑郁的患病率；（2）探讨文化适应压力、焦虑和抑郁之间的关系；（3）检验最能预测焦虑和抑郁的变量。总体样本显示焦虑和抑郁水平升高。文化适应压力水平较高的移民农场工人报告了较高的焦虑和抑郁水平。家庭功能失调、无效的社会支持、低自尊、移民并选择农场工人生活方式时缺乏选择权、高教育水平和低宗教虔诚度与高焦虑和抑郁水平显著相关。总体研究结果表明，经历较高文化适应压力水平的墨西哥移民农场工人可能“面临”高焦虑和抑郁水平的“风险”。这些发现凸显了为移民农场工人建立预防和治疗服务的重要性，这些服务旨在提高情感支持、自尊和应对技能水平。
