Whitehead Michael R, Parra-Cardona Rubén, Wampler Richard, Bowles Ryan, Klein Sacha
Northcentral University, San Diego, CA, USA.
The University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Hisp J Behav Sci. 2020 Feb;42(1):18-40. doi: 10.1177/0739986319900029. Epub 2020 Jan 11.
Foreign-born Latino/a immigrants currently make up 12.9% of the total U.S. population. Latino/a immigrants continue to be exposed to widespread health and mental health care disparities. Scholarship focused on the needs of Latino/a immigrants continues to be characterized by multiple gaps. Latino/a immigrants and their families, particularly those with low family annual incomes, are exposed to multiple types of immigration-related stress. However, little is known about how immigration-related stress impacts couples. The objective of this investigation was to examine the interrelationship among acculturation and immigration-related stress as reported by a group of Latino/a immigrant parents who participated in a cultural adaptation parenting study. Data were provided by 78 two-parent families. The statistical approach consisted of latent growth curve analyses to examine rates of change over time. Findings indicated a potential protective role of biculturalism among Latino/a immigrant couples. Research, clinical, and policy implications are discussed.
出生在国外的拉丁裔移民目前占美国总人口的12.9%。拉丁裔移民仍然面临广泛的健康和心理健康护理差距。专注于拉丁裔移民需求的学术研究仍然存在多重差距。拉丁裔移民及其家庭，特别是那些家庭年收入较低的家庭，面临多种与移民相关的压力。然而，关于与移民相关的压力如何影响夫妻关系，人们知之甚少。本调查的目的是研究一组参与文化适应育儿研究的拉丁裔移民父母报告的文化适应与移民相关压力之间的相互关系。数据由78个双亲家庭提供。统计方法包括潜在增长曲线分析，以检验随时间的变化率。研究结果表明双文化主义在拉丁裔移民夫妻中具有潜在的保护作用。文中讨论了研究、临床和政策方面的意义。
