Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health (Global Health), San Diego State/University of California, San Diego, CA 92182-4162, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Jun;14(3):379-85. doi: 10.1007/s10903-011-9568-0.
There is evidence to suggest that Latino day laborers experience higher levels of acculturative stress than Latinos in employment sectors in the US. Given the stress-buffering role that social support plays in minimizing the negative physical and mental health outcomes of stress, this study examined this relationship in a sample of 70 Latino Day laborers in the northern San Diego area(100% male, mean age = 27.7, SD = 9.1). Results from multivariate regression analyses showed that there was a significant interaction effect between social support and acculturative stress (P = 0.025) on physical health, indicating that higher levels of social support buffered the negative effects of acculturative stress on physical health.Acculturative stress and social support were not associated with mental health status. Overall, these findings suggest that fostering social support may be an essential strategy for promoting health among Latino male day laborers.
有证据表明，与在美国就业领域的拉丁裔人相比，拉丁裔日工经历着更高水平的文化适应压力。鉴于社会支持在减轻压力对身心健康的负面影响方面发挥着缓冲作用，本研究在圣地亚哥北部地区的 70 名拉丁裔日工样本中检验了这种关系（100%为男性，平均年龄= 27.7，标准差= 9.1）。多元回归分析的结果表明，社会支持和文化适应压力之间存在显著的交互效应（P=0.025）对身体健康有影响，这表明较高水平的社会支持缓冲了文化适应压力对身体健康的负面影响。文化适应压力和社会支持与心理健康状况无关。总的来说，这些发现表明，培养社会支持可能是促进拉丁裔男性日工健康的重要策略。
