Mays Vickie M, Becerra Rosina, Cochran Susan D
Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Sep 8;11(18):2495. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11182495.
The Latino population is one of the largest immigrant groups in the United States, with the majority being of Mexican descent. Whether immigrating to the US is positive for the well-being of Mexican immigrants and future generations is an important question. We examined how nativity status and quality of life indicators relate to life satisfaction among foreign-born and US-born Mexican descent Latinos living in California. Participants (N = 893) were from the California Quality of Life Survey, a population-based mental health survey of the California population. Multiple regressions examining sociodemographic and indicators of life satisfaction found higher life satisfaction among the foreign-born compared to US-born: (US-born first generation: Wald F = 18.70, < 0.001; US-born second generation and higher: Wald F = 12.09, < 0.001), females (Wald F = 7.05, < 0.01), and individuals reporting more social support (Wald F = 40.20, < 0.001), absence of frequent distress (Wald F = 41.46, < 0.001), and better physical health (Wald F = 15.28, < 0.001). Life satisfaction was lower for US-born Mexicans than for Mexican immigrants. Research, interventions, and policies are needed for mental health equity that address this lack of well-being in US-born Mexican Latinos.
拉丁裔人口是美国最大的移民群体之一，其中大多数是墨西哥裔。移民到美国对墨西哥移民及其后代的幸福是否有积极影响是一个重要问题。我们研究了出生地状况和生活质量指标与居住在加利福尼亚州的外国出生和美国出生的墨西哥裔拉丁裔的生活满意度之间的关系。参与者（N = 893）来自加利福尼亚州生活质量调查，这是一项基于加利福尼亚州人口的心理健康调查。多元回归分析社会人口统计学和生活满意度指标发现，外国出生的人比美国出生的人生活满意度更高：（美国出生的第一代：Wald F = 18.70，<0.001；美国出生的第二代及以上：Wald F = 12.09，<0.001），女性（Wald F = 7.05，<0.01），以及报告有更多社会支持的人（Wald F = 40.20，<0.001）、没有频繁困扰的人（Wald F = 41.46，<0.001）和身体健康状况更好的人（Wald F = 15.28，<0.001）。美国出生的墨西哥人的生活满意度低于墨西哥移民。需要开展研究、干预措施和政策来实现心理健康公平，以解决美国出生的墨西哥裔拉丁裔人群中存在的幸福感缺失问题。
