Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2029, USA.
Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Apr;25(2):382-388. doi: 10.1007/s10903-022-01394-w. Epub 2022 Sep 1.
Anti-immigrant rhetoric and immigration policy enforcement in the United States over the last 2 decades has increased attention to fear of deportation as a determinant of poor health. We describe its association with mental health outcomes among Middle East and North African (MENA) residents of Michigan. Using a convenience sample of MENA residents in Michigan (n = 397), we conducted bivariate and multiple variable regression to describe the prevalence of deportation worry and examine the relationship between deportation worry and depressive symptoms (PHQ-4 scores). We found that 33% of our sample worried a loved one will be deported. Deportation worry was associated with worse mental health (p < 0.01). Immigration policies are health policies and deportation worry impacts mental and behavioral health.
过去 20 年，美国的反移民言论和移民政策执行力度加大，越来越关注对被驱逐出境的恐惧是健康状况不佳的决定因素。我们描述了它与密歇根州中东和北非 (MENA) 居民心理健康结果之间的关系。我们使用密歇根州 MENA 居民的便利样本（n=397），进行了单变量和多变量回归，以描述被驱逐出境的担忧的流行率，并研究了被驱逐出境的担忧与抑郁症状（PHQ-4 评分）之间的关系。我们发现，我们样本中的 33%的人担心亲人会被驱逐出境。被驱逐出境的担忧与更差的心理健康有关（p<0.01）。移民政策就是健康政策，被驱逐出境的担忧会影响心理健康和行为健康。
