Department of Psychology.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2023 Apr;29(2):145-151. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000547. Epub 2022 Apr 21.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had a disproportionately negative impact on communities of color across the U.S., including Mexican Americans. The present study examined the influence of the pandemic on family relationships among individuals living in the U.S.-Mexico border region and how changes in family relationships were related to both familism values and mental health.
Two hundred ninety-one college Latino students participated in a survey that asked about changes in family relationships and mental health since the beginning of the pandemic.
Contrary to our initial hypothesis, the majority of respondents indicated their family relationships had not changed since the beginning of the pandemic. However, those who reported negative changes in their family relationships also reported worse mental health whereas those who reported positive changes reported higher familism values. Mediational models revealed an indirect effect of familism support values on depression via changes in family relationships.
Although cross-sectional, these results provide preliminary evidence of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Mexican Americans in the border region, as well as cultural factors that promote resilience in times of stress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
冠状病毒病（COVID-19）对美国各地的有色人种社区，包括墨西哥裔美国人，产生了不成比例的负面影响。本研究探讨了大流行对居住在美国-墨西哥边境地区的个体家庭关系的影响，以及家庭关系的变化如何与家族主义价值观和心理健康有关。
291 名拉丁裔大学生参与了一项调查，该调查询问了自大流行开始以来家庭关系和心理健康的变化。
与我们最初的假设相反，大多数受访者表示，自大流行开始以来，他们的家庭关系没有改变。然而，那些报告家庭关系负面变化的人也报告了更糟糕的心理健康，而那些报告积极变化的人则报告了更高的家族主义价值观。中介模型显示，家族主义支持价值观通过家庭关系的变化对抑郁产生间接影响。
尽管是横断面研究，但这些结果初步证明了 COVID-19 大流行对边境地区墨西哥裔美国人心理健康的影响，以及在压力时期促进韧性的文化因素。
