Departments of Anthropology and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Soc Sci Med. 2022 Aug;307:115171. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115171. Epub 2022 Jun 29.
The 2016 U.S. presidential election and its aftermath involved political rhetoric and policies that especially targeted women, Latinos, and immigrants. It is possible that concerns about the political environment could affect mental health of individuals in targeted groups.
In a cohort of 148 pregnant Latina women, this study investigated how demographics and political concerns related to each other and to maternal anxiety, depression, and perceived stress, which have been associated with adverse birth and child development outcomes.
In this cross-sectional, self-report study, participants in Southern California completed a one-time questionnaire from January 2017 to May 2018.
The highest rates of endorsement were for concerns regarding President Trump's racism, attitude towards women, and deportation risk for family or friends. From several demographic variables, the only significant predictor of state anxiety was expectant parents' birthplaces. From several political concerns variables, the only significant predictor of state anxiety was President Trump's attitude towards women or women's rights. There were no significant effects on other mental health outcomes.
Results suggest that birthplace and women's issues may be particularly salient anxiety risk factors for Latina pregnant women in this context. Because of the cross-sectional study design, it is possible that, conversely, pregnant women with high anxiety levels are particularly sensitive to the issue of birthplace or women's rights. Results imply that the political climate and events in the U.S. could have deleterious consequences that may cascade across generations of Latino Americans via effects on pregnant women.
2016 年美国总统大选及其后续事件涉及针对女性、拉丁裔和移民的政治言论和政策。人们担心政治环境可能会影响到目标群体个体的心理健康。
在一项针对 148 名拉丁裔孕妇的队列研究中，本研究调查了人口统计学特征和政治关注如何相互关联，以及与产妇焦虑、抑郁和感知压力的关系，这些因素与不良的分娩和儿童发育结局有关。
在这项横断面、自我报告研究中，南加州的参与者于 2017 年 1 月至 2018 年 5 月完成了一次性问卷调查。
最普遍的担忧是特朗普总统的种族主义、对女性的态度以及对家人或朋友的驱逐风险。在几个人口统计学变量中，唯一显著预测状态焦虑的是准父母的出生地。在几个政治关注变量中，唯一显著预测状态焦虑的是特朗普总统对女性或女性权利的态度。对其他心理健康结果没有显著影响。
结果表明，出生地和女性问题可能是这一背景下拉丁裔孕妇特别关注的焦虑风险因素。由于采用了横断面研究设计，也有可能是焦虑程度较高的孕妇对出生地或女性权利问题特别敏感。结果表明，美国的政治氛围和事件可能会对通过对孕妇的影响而对拉丁裔美国人的后代产生有害影响。
