Perez Portillo Andrea G, Herting Jerald R, Lee Jane J, Duran Bonnie
University of Washington, School of Social Work, United States.
University of Washington, Department of Sociology, United States.
SSM Popul Health. 2023 Jun 22;23:101436. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101436. eCollection 2023 Sep.
This study examines how social support during childhood and adolescence is associated with self-rated good health and the incidence of depression among Latin American immigrants in the U.S. We focus on those who immigrated under age 18 (childhood arrivals) to understand the interplay between early social support and adult health outcomes. Data are from the 2012-2013 iteration of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC-III), which included a sample of 3441 immigrant respondents born in Latin America. Multivariable binomial logistic regression analyses indicated that childhood and interpersonal support in adulthood were negatively associated with lifetime major depressive disorder (LMDD) episodes. These associations differed between childhood arrival and adult arrival immigration samples. Findings from this study highlight the role that social support in critical developmental periods has on immigrant health and depression outcomes. Continued and more nuanced investigations are warranted to examine social resources across lifespans and their roles in mitigating adverse health outcomes among immigrants from Latin America.
本研究考察了童年和青少年时期的社会支持如何与美国拉丁裔移民的自评健康状况及抑郁症发病率相关联。我们聚焦于18岁以下移民（儿童期抵达者），以了解早期社会支持与成人健康结果之间的相互作用。数据来自2012 - 2013年全国酒精及相关状况流行病学调查（NESARC - III），该调查包含了3441名出生于拉丁美洲的移民受访者样本。多变量二项逻辑回归分析表明，童年时期及成年后的人际支持与终生重度抑郁症（LMDD）发作呈负相关。这些关联在儿童期抵达和成年期抵达的移民样本中有所不同。本研究结果凸显了关键发育时期的社会支持对移民健康和抑郁症结果的作用。有必要进行持续且更细致入微的调查，以研究不同生命阶段的社会资源及其在减轻拉丁美洲移民不良健康结果方面的作用。
