Acculturation and Depression among Puerto Ricans in the Mainland

Ramos, Blanca M.

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“…The assessment tool used by the mental health clinic did not ask about country of origin, and that is why the authors were not able to differentiate beyond self-identified ''Latino or Hispanic.'' Similarly, the assessment tool did not measure acculturation, which has been associated with higher levels of psychological distress (Ramos, 2005).…”

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Self-Reported Symptoms of Psychological Distress Experienced by Latinos Seeking HIV-Related Mental Health Care

Basta

Reece

Shacham³

2008

Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services

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The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the symptoms of psychological distress presented by Latinos living with HIV=AIDS upon their self-enrollment into publicly funded HIV-related mental healthcare. Latinos in this sample presented for care with significantly lower levels of psychological distress than the normative sample across three dimensions of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI): obsessive compulsivity (p < .05), interpersonal sensitivity (p < .05), and anxiety (p < .05). Symptoms of somatization (p < .05) and paranoid ideation (p < .05) were significantly higher in this sample than the general population. It appears that Latinos are self-enrolling in mental healthcare services, but their presentations of levels of psychological distress are significantly different from those documented among the general population.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-Reported Symptoms of Psychological Distress Experienced by Latinos Seeking HIV-Related Mental Health Care

Basta

Reece

Shacham³

2008

Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services

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“…The process of migration often involves a range of psychosocial adjustments and challenges that may lead to stressful experiences (Ramos, 2005;Sawrikar & Hunt, 2005). Migrants undergo an acculturation process that enables them to adapt to their new settings, although in the context of a diverse society, a range of acculturative choices may be required.…”

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Taiwanese Migrants in Australia: An Investigation of Their Acculturation and Wellbeing

Khawaja

Yang

Cockshaw

2016

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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T aiwanese migrants who have settled in Brisbane, Australia (N = 271) completed a questionnaire battery available in both Mandarin and English. A series of multiple and hierarchical regression analyses were used to investigate the factors associated with these migrants' acculturation and indicators of psychological wellbeing. Results indicated that various personal factors (age, English language proficiency, and duration of stay) were associated with acculturation and indicators of psychological wellbeing. Acculturation was not associated with wellbeing. Social support was associated with the indicators of the participants' wellbeing. The outcome indicated that although associated with similar personal and environmental factors, acculturation and psychological wellbeing occurred separately. The study highlights the significance of certain personal resources and social support.

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“…A quotient score between 16 and 26 may indicate mild-moderate depressive symptomatology, and scores over 27 indicate possible major depressive symptomatology. This measure has been applied to female Puerto Rican populations in previous research studies (Potter, Rogler, & Mościcki, 1995;Ramos, 2005;Vera et al, 1991). The CES-D has been found to have good internal reliability with Puerto Rican populations (.87;Mahard, 1988).…”

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Maternal Depressive Symptomatology, Social Support, and Language Development of Bilingual Preschoolers From Low-Income Households

Cycyk

Bitetti

Hammer

2015

Am J Speech Lang Pathol

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Purpose: This study examined the impact of maternal depressive symptomatology and social support on the English and Spanish language growth of young bilingual children from low-income backgrounds. It was hypothesized that maternal depression would slow children's development in both languages but that social support would buffer the negative effect. Method: Longitudinal data were collected from 83 mothers of Puerto Rican descent and their children who were attending Head Start preschool for 2 years. The effects of maternal depressive symptomatology and social support from family and friends on receptive vocabulary and oral comprehension development in both languages were examined.Results: Growth curve modeling revealed that maternal depressive symptomatology negatively affected Spanish receptive vocabulary development only. Maternal depression did not affect children's English receptive vocabulary or their oral comprehension in either language. Social support was not related to maternal depressive symptomatology or child language. Conclusions: These findings suggest that maternal depression is 1 risk factor that contributes to less robust primary language development of bilingual children from low-income households. Speech-language pathologists must (a) increase their awareness of maternal depression in order to provide families with appropriate mental health referrals and (b) consider their roles as supportive adults for children whose mothers may be depressed. C hildren of Latino descent are the fastest growing demographic in U.S. public schools (Aud et al., 2012). Many are exposed to Spanish in the home. In fact, 80% of bilingual children enrolled in public school report Spanish to be the primary home language (Kindler, 2002), making Spanish the most common language other than English to which children are exposed (Batlova & McHugh, 2010). The high percentage of Spanish-speaking children in preschool and elementary grades is expected to persist because Spanish is also the principal language of bilingual children attending Head Start preschool programs (Hulsey et al., 2011). Unfortunately, these children are at risk for future academic difficulties.It has been well documented that Latino bilingual children living in the United States underperform their monolingual peers in a variety of academic content areas (Duran & Weffer, 1992;Garcia & Miller, 2008;Reardon & Galindo, 2009). Nationally, Latino children score significantly lower than their English-only classmates on measures of language, literacy, and mathematics as they leave preschool and enter kindergarten (Moiduddin, Aikens, Tarullo, West, & Xue, 2012;Reardon & Galindo, 2009). The stark academic performance difference between these two populations endures throughout their educational experience: Latino students perform lower on measures of math and reading in fourth and eighth grades (Hemphill & Vanneman, 2011) and are more likely to drop out of high school than non-Latino students (Chapman, Laird, Ifill, & KewalRamani, 2011).The educational disadvantage ...

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Acculturation and Depression among Puerto Ricans in the Mainland

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Self-Reported Symptoms of Psychological Distress Experienced by Latinos Seeking HIV-Related Mental Health Care

Self-Reported Symptoms of Psychological Distress Experienced by Latinos Seeking HIV-Related Mental Health Care

Taiwanese Migrants in Australia: An Investigation of Their Acculturation and Wellbeing

Maternal Depressive Symptomatology, Social Support, and Language Development of Bilingual Preschoolers From Low-Income Households

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