Sprague Martinez Linda, Araujo Brinkerhoff Cristina, Conner Bailey, Troncoso Lama Magalis, Siqueira C Eduardo, Negrón Rosalyn
Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, MA, USA.
Center for Social Work Innovation in Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2022 Jan;23(1):147-153. doi: 10.1177/1524839920974603. Epub 2020 Nov 25.
In order to better understand factors that influence the health and well-being of Dominican immigrants, we explored the ways in which immigration influences cultural practices, health behavior, and health. Dominican immigrants ( = 42) took part in five reflective and unstructured group discussions and ( = 5) participated in an intergenerational photovoice group. The loss of the familial and social context in which Dominican dietary practices traditionally take place was a salient theme. For participants, eating became a rushed, perfunctory activity involving fewer people and less socializing. Dietary practices in the Dominican Republic are set in the context of familial norms and social processes, which provide support as well as opportunities for socializing and the transmission of cultural practices across generations. In the United States, broader sociopolitical forces are guided by individualism and do not support the development or maintenance of these factors for Dominicans. Policies that promote work-life balance may have important implications for dietary practices in new immigrant communities.
为了更好地理解影响多米尼加移民健康和福祉的因素，我们探讨了移民影响文化习俗、健康行为和健康的方式。42名多米尼加移民参加了五次反思性和非结构化的小组讨论，5人参加了一个代际摄影之声小组。多米尼加传统饮食习俗所依托的家庭和社会环境的丧失是一个突出主题。对参与者来说，饮食变成了一种匆忙、敷衍的活动，参与的人更少，社交也更少。多米尼加共和国的饮食习俗是在家庭规范和社会进程的背景下形成的，这些规范和进程为社交以及文化习俗的代际传承提供了支持和机会。在美国，更广泛的社会政治力量以个人主义为导向，不支持多米尼加人发展或维持这些因素。促进工作与生活平衡的政策可能会对新移民社区的饮食习俗产生重要影响。
