Nicassio P M, Solomon G S, Guest S S, McCullough J E
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1986 Spring;32(1):22-8. doi: 10.1177/002076408603200103.
This research evaluated a stress management, coping skills model of adjustment in the analysis of depression in a sample of Laotian refugees living in the southeastern United States. Stressful events and experiences during emigration and a lack of English proficiency were associated with depressive symptoms, while demographic variables and social support were not. English proficiency also significantly reduced the impact of acculturative stressors on depression, suggesting that language skill may act as a stress buffer in the new cultural environment.
本研究在美国东南部的老挝难民样本中，评估了一种压力管理、应对技能的适应模式，以分析抑郁症。移民过程中的压力事件和经历以及英语水平的缺乏与抑郁症状相关，而人口统计学变量和社会支持则不然。英语水平也显著降低了文化适应压力源对抑郁症的影响，这表明语言技能可能在新的文化环境中起到压力缓冲的作用。
