Cultural and community resources protect Latino migrant day laborers from discrimination-related distress.

Organista, Kurt C.; Ngo, Samantha

doi:10.1037/cdp0000211

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“…Community health workers who have a shared racial/ethnic or immigrant background, as well as Spanish language skills, can incorporate social and cultural context and increase access to mental health programs (88,115). Community-based mental health programs can provide an alternative for those who may be reluctant to seek mental health care in clinical settings owing to fear or stigma (87,126). Some evidence has also demonstrated that group-based programs can help increase social cohesion and coping strategies among undocumented immigrant women experiencing depression and anxiety (111).…”

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The Health of Undocumented Latinx Immigrants: What We Know and Future Directions

Ornelas

Yamanis

Ruiz

2020

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Undocumented Latinx immigrants experience unique factors prior to migration, during migration, and after migration that shape their health. Our review summarizes the limited but growing literature highlighting how exposure to trauma, immigration enforcement, changes to social networks, and discrimination negatively affect the mental and physical health of undocumented Latinx immigrants. We also discuss how policies and social ties can promote their health. We focus on areas of particular concern, including health care, mental health, and HIV. Future research should use interdisciplinary approaches and intersectional frameworks to understand and address health inequities. Conducting research with undocumented Latinx immigrant communities requires community engagement, assurance of confidentiality, and creative recruitment and retention strategies. Recommendations for public health practice include investing in community health centers and organizations to ensure access to health and social services; presenting results with sufficient contextualization to interpret their generalizability; and advocating for federal-, state-, and local-level policy changes that reduce the negative health consequences associated with being undocumented.

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The Health of Undocumented Latinx Immigrants: What We Know and Future Directions

Ornelas

Yamanis

Ruiz

2020

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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“…Given the above circumstances, many displaced workers migrate undocumented to the United States and this is especially true for men who feel culturally obligated to provide for their families by making the sacrifice to leave home to seek work in the United States (Organista et al 2013). Once in the United States, LMDLs frequently experience social dislocation, stigma and discrimination, and vulnerability to occasional labor exploitation (Organista & Ngo, 2018).…”

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Working and Living Conditions and Psychological Distress in Latino Migrant Day Laborers

2019

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Background. Little research has been conducted on relations between challenging working and living conditions and psychological distress in Latino migrant day laborers (LMDLs), a particularly marginalized Latino population in the United States. Aims. Consistent with a structural-environmental framework of LMDL vulnerability to health and mental health problems, this study tests a model of hypothesized pathways between working and living conditions and multiple forms of psychological distress. Method. Structural equation modeling was used to test the conceptual model with 344 LMDLs who participated in a cross-sectional survey in the San Francisco Bay Area. Results. As hypothesized, results reveal pathways between (1) working and living conditions; (2) working and living conditions and depression, as well as desesperación (desperation), the latter a Latino cultural idiom of distress frequently expressed by LMDLs; and (3) between living conditions and alcohol use. Discussion. Findings increase understanding regarding how challenging working and living conditions contribute to the same, as well as different, forms of psychological distress in LMDLs. Conclusions. Implications for mitigating structural vulnerability to psychological distress can be addressed at multiple social-ecological levels ranging from community-based support for enhancing LMDL employment (e.g., via day labor centers) to expanding the availability of work authorization for undocumented workers.

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“…Moreover, previous research demonstrated an association between discrimination and Latinx mental health, specifically for Latinx workers with precarious employment (Organista & Ngo, 2018). Together, these social trends and research findings suggest that psychologists should be investigating the experiences of Latinx farmworkers, yet this population remains severely understudied.…”

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“…The existing small and mostly qualitative literature showed that Latinx farmworkers report higher rates of depression and anxiety and lower self-esteem than the general population (National Center for Farmworker Health [NCFH], 2013; Hovey & Magaña, 2000, 2002). Moreover, previous research demonstrated an association between discrimination and Latinx mental health, specifically for Latinx workers with precarious employment (Organista & Ngo, 2018). Together, these social trends and research findings suggest that psychologists should be investigating the experiences of Latinx farmworkers, yet this population remains severely understudied.…”

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Reaping More Than What They Sow: A Critical Race Perspective on Environmental Microaggressions Toward Latinx Farmworkers

Areguin

Huynh

Berzenski

2020

Social Psychological and Personality Science

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There are 3+ million farmworkers in the 132.8-billion-dollar U.S. agricultural industry, most of whom are Latinx. Latinx farmworkers possess at least two marginalized identities, class and ethnicity, which expose them to prejudice and discrimination. Drawing from a critical race perspective, we proposed that prejudice and discrimination are experienced interpersonally and subtly embedded within the social and physical environments for Latinx farmworkers (i.e., environmental microaggressions (EMs)). Further, we hypothesized that farmworker-specific EMs would be associated with health. Data from 90 Latinx farmworkers ( M age = 46.09 years, 63.3% women) partly supported our hypotheses. Results revealed interesting patterns of association with depression and anxiety symptoms, and physical function. Findings underscore the need to examine classism and racism as intersecting systemic forces in the lives of Latinx farmworkers, some of the most vulnerable peoples within U.S. American society.

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Cultural and community resources protect Latino migrant day laborers from discrimination-related distress.

Cited by 14 publications

References 25 publications

The Health of Undocumented Latinx Immigrants: What We Know and Future Directions

The Health of Undocumented Latinx Immigrants: What We Know and Future Directions

Working and Living Conditions and Psychological Distress in Latino Migrant Day Laborers

Reaping More Than What They Sow: A Critical Race Perspective on Environmental Microaggressions Toward Latinx Farmworkers

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