Department of Health Services, University of Washington, United States.
Soc Sci Med. 2011 Oct;73(8):1169-77. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.07.002. Epub 2011 Jul 29.
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.
美国每四个孩子中就有一个是移民子女。然而，很少有研究评估移民群体在迁移的各个阶段的因素如何导致健康问题的发展。大多数研究仅关注影响健康的后迁移因素。本研究使用拉丁裔青少年迁移、健康和适应项目的数据，评估了前迁移（例如重大生活事件、高贫困）、迁移（例如不安全和压力大的迁移经历）、后迁移（例如歧视、邻里因素、家庭团聚、语言隔离）和社会支持因素在多大程度上导致了 12-18 岁的拉丁裔移民父母的抑郁症状。结果表明，迁移前的高贫困水平、迁移过程中的紧张经历，以及邻里的种族问题和在美国定居时的种族/族裔歧视，是导致拉丁裔移民父母出现抑郁症状的主要因素。家庭团聚、社会支持和家庭观念会降低出现抑郁症状的可能性。
