Jarama S L, Reyst H, Rodriguez M, Belgrave F Z, Zea M C
Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
Cult Divers Ment Health. 1998;4(2):115-25.
This is an exploratory study that investigated factors influencing the psychosocial adjustment of Central American immigrants with disabilities. The relationships between stress, and perception of disability severity and (a) depression and (b) anxiety were assessed. Furthermore, this study investigated whether social support moderated the impact of stress and severity of disability on depression and anxiety. Stress, severity of disability, and social support explained a high percentage (54%) of the variance in depression. High levels of stress, increased perceptions of severity of disability, and low social support were associated with increased depression. The interactions between support and stress and between support and disability severity did not significantly add to the original model which predicted depression. Main effects were found for stress, disability severity, and the interaction between support and disability severity. Stress and social support significantly accounted for 31% of the variance in anxiety. Increased stress and decreased social support were associated with greater levels of anxiety. The interaction between support and stress did not significantly predict anxiety. Implications of the study in terms of future research and intervention programs targeting mental health outcomes for Latino immigrants with disabilities are discussed.
这是一项探索性研究，调查了影响中美洲残疾移民心理社会适应的因素。评估了压力、残疾严重程度认知与（a）抑郁和（b）焦虑之间的关系。此外，本研究调查了社会支持是否缓和了压力和残疾严重程度对抑郁和焦虑的影响。压力、残疾严重程度和社会支持解释了抑郁变异的很大比例（54%）。高压力水平、对残疾严重程度认知的增加以及低社会支持与抑郁增加有关。支持与压力之间以及支持与残疾严重程度之间的交互作用并未显著增加预测抑郁的原始模型。发现了压力、残疾严重程度以及支持与残疾严重程度之间交互作用的主效应。压力和社会支持显著解释了焦虑变异的31%。压力增加和社会支持减少与更高水平的焦虑有关。支持与压力之间的交互作用并未显著预测焦虑。讨论了该研究对未来针对拉丁裔残疾移民心理健康结果的研究和干预项目的意义。
