Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS & Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2013 Jun;15(3):484-91. doi: 10.1007/s10903-012-9678-3.
This study investigates a theorized link between Latino immigrants' experience of acculturative stress during their two initial years in the United States (US) and declines in family cohesion from pre- to post-immigration contexts. This retrospective cohort study included 405 adult participants. Baseline assessment occurred during participants' first 12 months in the US. Follow-up assessment occurred during participants' second year in the US. General linear mixed models were used to estimate change in family cohesion and sociocultural correlates of this change. Inverse associations were determined between acculturative stress during initial years in the US and declines in family cohesion from pre-immigration to post-immigration contexts. Participants with undocumented immigration status, those with lower education levels, and those without family in the US generally indicated lower family cohesion. Participants who experienced more acculturative stress and those without family in the US evidenced a greater decline in family cohesion. Results are promising in terms of implications for health services for recent Latino immigrants.
本研究探讨了在美国最初两年期间拉丁裔移民经历的文化适应压力与移民前后家庭凝聚力下降之间的理论联系。这项回顾性队列研究包括 405 名成年参与者。基线评估发生在参与者抵达美国的头 12 个月内。随访评估发生在参与者抵达美国的第二年。使用广义线性混合模型来估计家庭凝聚力的变化及其变化的社会文化相关性。在美国最初几年经历的文化适应压力与从移民前到移民后的家庭凝聚力下降之间存在负相关关系。无证移民身份的参与者、受教育程度较低的参与者和在美国没有家人的参与者通常表示家庭凝聚力较低。经历更多文化适应压力和在美国没有家人的参与者表现出更大的家庭凝聚力下降。这些结果对于为最近的拉丁裔移民提供卫生服务具有重要意义。
