Mancenido Amanda, Williams Emily C, Hajat Anjum
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA.
Department of Health Services, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2020 Oct;56(7):1269-1274. doi: 10.1007/s10597-020-00584-w. Epub 2020 Feb 19.
While many studies have documented the health outcomes of immigrants, little is known about the direct and intersectional influences of generational status on mental health. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study using data from the California Health Interview Survey from 2015 to 2016 (N = 41,754) to compare the prevalence of psychological distress among first-generation immigrants and non-immigrants relative to second-generation immigrants, overall and across intersections of race, poverty status, and gender. Second-generation and non-immigrant respondents had a significantly higher prevalence (10.1% and 9.4%, respectively) of psychological distress compared to first-generation immigrants (5.9%). Prevalence ratios comparing first-generation to second-generation immigrants were suggestive of an association where first-generation immigrants had lower prevalence of psychological distress compared to second-generation, though not statistically significant (0.81, 95% Confidence interval 0.63, 1.04). Prevalence ratios of non-immigrants relative to second-generation immigrants were not statistically significant (1.12, 95% Confidence interval 0.84, 1.50).
虽然许多研究记录了移民的健康状况，但对于代际身份对心理健康的直接和交叉影响却知之甚少。我们利用2015年至2016年加利福尼亚健康访谈调查的数据进行了一项基于人群的横断面研究（N = 41,754），以比较第一代移民和非移民相对于第二代移民在总体上以及在种族、贫困状况和性别的交叉方面心理困扰的患病率。与第一代移民（5.
