Cobb Cory L, Xie Dong, Meca Alan, Schwartz Seth J
Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Central Arkansas.
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2017 Apr;23(2):258-268. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000118. Epub 2016 Jul 18.
In the present study we sought to examine psychosocial factors among undocumented Latinos/as acculturating to and residing in the United States.
A community sample of 122 self-reported undocumented Latino/a immigrants was asked to complete questionnaires measuring components of acculturation (i.e., national and ethnic identity, U.S. heritage-cultural knowledge, English and Spanish competency), everyday discrimination (ED), and depressive symptoms.
Results indicated that, among acculturation dimensions, only ethnic identity was significantly related to increased ED whereas ED was associated with increased depression. Moreover, experiences of ED mediated the relationship between ethnic identity and depression.
Results may indicate ethnic identity as a risk factor for this group through experiences of discrimination. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed in terms of advancing theory and from a multicultural counseling perspective, respectively. (PsycINFO Database Record
在本研究中，我们试图考察融入并居住在美国的无证拉丁裔的心理社会因素。
对122名自我报告为无证移民的拉丁裔社区样本进行调查，要求他们完成问卷，测量文化适应的各个方面（即民族和种族认同、美国传统文化知识、英语和西班牙语能力）、日常歧视（ED）和抑郁症状。
结果表明，在文化适应维度中，只有种族认同与日常歧视的增加显著相关，而日常歧视与抑郁的增加相关。此外，日常歧视经历介导了种族认同与抑郁之间的关系。
结果可能表明，通过歧视经历，种族认同是该群体的一个风险因素。分别从推进理论和多元文化咨询的角度讨论了理论和实践意义。（PsycINFO数据库记录）
