“Así es la vida”: Stress, control, and coping among Latino/a immigrants.

Caro, Lennin; Ordonez, Sarai; Revens, Keri E.

doi:10.1037/lat0000217

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“…We also examined whether documentation and health insurance statuses, level of trust and place of birth predicts the severity of the pandemic's effects. This project uses Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approaches, which are effective in conducting research and improving health outcomes in Latino immigrants (Caro et al, 2023(Caro et al, , 2021Salimi et al, 2012). The project was conducted in direct response to local community needs, and Latino community members participated in survey development, recruitment and dissemination of findings.…”

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“What should I do? We still have to go to work”: Latino immigrant perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine

Revens,

Caro,

Guerrero Ordonez

et al. 2023

IJMHSC

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Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted Latinos across the United States though data on emerging immigrant communities is lacking. The purpose of this study is to better understand how Latino immigrants were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing a community health clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina to quickly respond to their needs. Design/methodology/approach A mixed method, rapid appraisal using community-based participatory research approaches conducted in February to April 2021 by a team of bilingual researchers. Project consisted of a Spanish, electronic survey distributed through community leaders and in-person interviews conducted in Spanish at COVID-19 vaccine clinics. SPSS Version 26 was used for quantitative analysis. Ordinal and binary logistic regression tests were performed to assess the associations among several outcome and four predictor variables: documentation status, status of health insurance, level of trust in the vaccine and place of birth. Qualitative analysis used rapid appraisal and grounded theory approaches. Findings Latino immigrants experienced job and income loss, resulting in difficulty paying for food, housing and health care. Participants experienced emotional and financial stress and isolation from family. Undocumented immigrants were more likely to experience detrimental impacts than documented immigrants. Most wanted the vaccine but felt barriers like trust and insurance may prevent them. Research limitations/implications Findings from this study are locally relevant to Latino immigrants living in the Charlotte area of North Carolina and findings may not be generalizable to other Latinos. Participants were recruited through faith networks and those who are not connected may not be represented. In addition, interview participants were sampled during vaccination clinics and likely had positive views of the vaccine. Practical implications As a direct result of this project, community health clinic (CHC) held vaccination clinics to instill more confidence in the vaccination process. Spanish-speaking staff were available to assist with paperwork and answer questions onsite. The importance of familismo in decision-making and the reported presence of misinformation about the vaccine prompted CHC to continue providing accurate information about the vaccine in Spanish, and to strategize marketing materials to reflect a family-centric approach to better appeal to Latinos. Findings were used to obtain funding for expansion of clinical and behavioral health services in the community through mobile units, increasing accessibility for Latino immigrants. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this was the first study to examine the effects of the pandemic on a growing and disproportionately underrepresented group in an emerging immigrant state. Findings informed culturally competent COVID-19 vaccine clinics, marketing strategies and the expansion of medical and behavioral health services for a local community clinic.

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“What should I do? We still have to go to work”: Latino immigrant perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine

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Caro,

Guerrero Ordonez

et al. 2023

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“…By the Year 2050, it is estimated that Latinxs will represent 30% of the total U.S. population. While increases in the Latinx population have slowed in traditional resettlement locations, the rate of growth in southeastern U.S. states has increased exponentially (Caro et al, 2023; Powell & Carrillo, 2019; Topmiller et al, 2017). These rapid increases have created challenges for nontraditional receiving communities.…”

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“…The Latinx population has been the largest ethnic group in the United States over the last 20 years (Garcia & Lindgren, 2009). In 2015, young adults represented one-fourth of this population (Patten, 2016), with one and five of all millennials in southeastern U.S. states has increased exponentially (Caro et al, 2023;Powell & Carrillo, 2019;Topmiller et al, 2017). These rapid increases have created challenges for nontraditional receiving communities.…”

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Acculturation and negative relationships as determinants of well-being: Using the convoy model for understanding the influence of social relationships among Latinx young adults.

Archuleta,

Prost,

Dajani

2024

Journal of Latinx Psychology

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Latinx young adults encounter several negative social determinants that compromise their well-being. The movement of Latinx into the Southeastern United States marked a significant change in immigration, transforming communities across the region. Attempts to achieve cultural fit through acculturation have come at a high cost for Latinx young adults, influencing their mental health and well-being. Many of these poor mental health outcomes have been associated with negative interactions across Latinx young adults' social networks. Using an egocentric social network design, the present study examines networks of stressful relationships (i.e., negative relationship networks) among a collegeenrolled sample (N = 211) of Latinx young adults. Findings indicate that Latinx enculturation, White American acculturation, and Latinx and White American homophily were positively associated, while network stress intensity and structural holes were negatively associated with Latinx young adults' well-being. These findings underscore the importance of social relationships as predictors of stress and well-being, as well as their potential for forming social convoys through interconnected social networks. Public Significance StatementAcculturation is a critical part of Latinx young adults' social integration. Social relationships contribute to negative experiences that adversely impact Latinx young adults' psychological health and well-being. Higher integration into Latinx social networks provides the greatest protective benefit for Latinx young adults.

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“…Many studies have found that Latinx individuals commonly rely on their faith and spirituality to cope with stress (e.g., Koerner et al, 2013; Moreno et al, 2017; Silva et al, 2017). Specifically, they engage in strategies such as prayer, seeking social support in their religious communities, reading scripture, and attending church (e.g., Caro et al, 2023). However, the vast majority of studies that have examined religious coping with Latinx samples have done so with adults.…”

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Understanding how Latinx youth cope with discrimination: A call to action.

Salcido,

Patel,

Gomez Alvarado

et al. 2024

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Racial–ethnic discrimination leads to poorer academic and mental health outcomes for Latinx youth. Although there is a growing literature on the resilience processes that shield Latinx youth from the negative ramifications of these experiences, there is limited work that specifically considers the coping behaviors and processes that youth enact to counter the harmful impact of racial–ethnic discrimination. This limited work is further hampered by a lack of measurement tools that account for the uniqueness of racial–ethnic discrimination as a stressor and the culturally relevant coping strategies endemic to Latinx populations. This article reviews the mixed findings among studies that have examined discrimination, coping strategies, and Latinx youth outcomes. Furthermore, the pressing need for a new measure that would better capture the nuanced manner in which Latinx adolescents cope with racism-related stress is outlined. This work concludes with methodological considerations as well as recommendations for the field’s study of coping with the insidious impact of racism-related stress among Latinx adolescents.

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“Así es la vida”: Stress, control, and coping among Latino/a immigrants.

Cited by 5 publications

References 59 publications

“What should I do? We still have to go to work”: Latino immigrant perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine

“What should I do? We still have to go to work”: Latino immigrant perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine

Acculturation and negative relationships as determinants of well-being: Using the convoy model for understanding the influence of social relationships among Latinx young adults.

Understanding how Latinx youth cope with discrimination: A call to action.

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