Department of Epidemiology.
Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Fam Syst Health. 2023 Mar;41(1):78-84. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000726. Epub 2022 Aug 11.
Emerging adulthood is a distinct and challenging developmental stage of life. It may be particularly stressful for Hispanic emerging adults due to various cultural stressors. However, there is little research on the impact of one particular cultural stressor, the acculturation gap. Therefore, this study aims to examine whether acculturation gap conflicts are associated with self-rated health.
Participants were recruited in Arizona and Florida, and 200 Hispanic emerging adults (ages 18-25) completed a cross-sectional survey. Data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression.
Coefficients from a hierarchical multiple regression model indicated that higher levels of acculturation gap conflicts were associated with lower self-rated health after controlling for psychological stress and other demographic variables.
This is the first study on acculturation gap conflicts and self-rated health among Hispanics. Findings from this study indicate that acculturation gap conflicts are associated with self-rated health and merit further investigation as they may have implications for health interventions targeting Hispanics. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
成年初显期是人生中一个独特且充满挑战的发展阶段。对于西班牙裔成年初显期人群而言，由于存在各种文化压力源，他们可能会面临更大的压力。然而，关于特定文化压力源（文化融合差距）影响的研究却很少。因此，本研究旨在检验文化融合差距冲突是否与自我报告的健康状况相关。
在亚利桑那州和佛罗里达州招募参与者，共有 200 名西班牙裔成年初显期人群（年龄在 18-25 岁之间）完成了一项横断面调查。使用分层多元回归分析对数据进行分析。
在控制了心理压力和其他人口统计学变量后，分层多元回归模型的系数表明，文化融合差距冲突程度越高，自我报告的健康状况越差。
这是第一项关于西班牙裔人群文化融合差距冲突和自我报告健康状况的研究。本研究结果表明，文化融合差距冲突与自我报告的健康状况相关，值得进一步研究，因为这可能对针对西班牙裔人群的健康干预措施具有重要意义。
