Effects of COVID-19, Discrimination, and Social Support on Latinx Adult Mental Health

Held, Mary Lehman; First, Jennifer M.; Huslage, Melody

doi:10.1007/s10903-022-01382-0

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“…Prior research suggests this engagement may improve social and emotional development of youth and foster a sense of connection to community and empowerment (Chan et al., 2014; Watts & Flanagan, 2007). Considering the aforementioned collective attitudes of the Latinx community and the buffering effects of social support against poor mental health outcomes (Held et al., 2022), civic engagement may be particularly effective for this population. Similarly, the fact that relational resilience was included in the largest quantity of reviewed articles may be reflective of well researched beliefs in Latinx culture about the importance of relationships and supporting loved ones (e.g., “Familismo”) (Ayón et al., 2010; Rubio‐Hernandez & Ayón, 2016).…”

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Anti‐immigration policies of the trump administration: A review of Latinx mental health and resilience in the face of structural violence

Rabin

Stough

Dutt

et al. 2022

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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Poor mental health outcomes are a growing concern among Latinx children and adults in the U.S. While existing research has documented risk factors to these mental health disparities, such as barriers to healthcare access and fear of deportation, less is known about the impacts of Former President Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric and federal efforts to curb migration on Latinx mental health.Thus, the purpose of this review was two-fold: (1) to review the empirical literature for any quantitative or qualitative findings discussing the relationship between federal immigration policies passed under the Trump administration and mental health outcomes of the Latinx community and(2) to understand the range of resilience factors that may have facilitated Latinx youth and adults to overcome these sociopolitical changes. Utilizing a modified version of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses guidelines, we conducted a narrative review of 21 empirical articles. The review characterizes literature across the fields of psychology, counseling, social justice,This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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Anti‐immigration policies of the trump administration: A review of Latinx mental health and resilience in the face of structural violence

Rabin

Stough

Dutt

et al. 2022

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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“…Following his presidency, the onset of COVID-19 elicited new pressure on Latinx essential workers who continued to work at risk of becoming infected without protection, extra pay, or benefits throughout the pandemic [ 56 ]. Recent study findings demonstrate that experiencing COVID-19 correlated with symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress [ 18 ]. Furthermore, the role of no insurance access should also be examined in relation to the likelihood of receiving COVID-19 care, testing, vaccination, and knowledge of general resources for COVID-19.…”

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“…In addition, 35% of Latinx individuals dealing with mental illnesses receive treatment each year in comparison to 46% of non-Latinx individuals [17]. Regular checkups can help identify and address health issues at early stages, such as the risk of obesity, diabetes, or testing positive for HIV, which all disproportionately affect the Latinx population in comparison to non-Hispanic Whites [17][18][19]. This can also be attributed to a lack of bilingual providers, sick leave, transportation, and knowledge of nearby clinics or specialists [20,21].…”

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The Role of Documentation Status Concerns, Perceived Discrimination, and Social Support on Latinx Adults’ Physical and Mental Health

Cross

Marchand

Diaz

et al. 2023

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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There is a growing number of immigrants arriving in the USA, with the majority being of Latinx descent. Coupled with this increase, there has also been growing anti-immigration legislation which impacts the experiences this group faces and creates additional concerns for those who are residing in this country without documentation. Experiences of overt and covert discrimination and marginalization have been shown to relate to poorer mental and physical health outcomes. Drawing from Menjivar and Abrego’s Legal Violence Framework, this paper explores the impact of perceived discrimination and social support on the mental and physical health of Latinx adults. We further observe whether these relationships differ based on participants’ concerns about their documentation status. This data comes from a community-based participatory study conducted in a Midwestern County. Our analytic sample was comprised of 487 Latinx adults. We found social support to be related to fewer self-reported days of mental health symptoms for all participants regardless of documentation status concern. Perceived discrimination was found to be related to worse physical health for participants with concerns about their status. These findings point to the pernicious role of discrimination for Latinx’s physical health and the importance of social support as an asset beneficial for their mental health.

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“…The study determined that perceived support was an important factor in predicting levels of distress with high levels of social support being enough to deter normal levels of stress and low levels of social support being insufficient to buffer the effect of higher levels of stress (Ritsner et al, 2000). Another study investigating Latinx immigrants in the United States during the pandemic found that greater social support (which broadly encompasses perceived support) was linked to reductions in mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depressive symptoms (Held et al, 2022). Thus, immigrants are at greater risk of experiencing psychological strain when levels of perceived support are low, a problemed heightened with COVID-19.…”

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Experience speaks: The importance of linguistic security during a public health crisis in immigrant and minority-language speakers

Alvarado,

Angélique M. Blackburn

2024

OLBIJ

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Linguistic insecurity, as faced by minority-language (ML) and immigrant communities, affects public health across the globe. This literature review addresses challenges faced by immigrants and ML speakers since the start of the SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. These groups sometimes experience obstacles when accessing healthcare, such as language barriers, mistrust in government, and lack of access to healthcare and information. Circulating misinformation may underlie many of the healthcare struggles faced by minorities, making them especially vulnerable to health disparities.We discuss some of the factors that affect immigrant and ML speaker experiences of the public health crisis, which include compliance, perceived support, stressors, vaccine hesitancy and willingness, and anti-expert and conspiratorial thinking. We make recommendations to improve public health through targeted research and linguistic security.

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Effects of COVID-19, Discrimination, and Social Support on Latinx Adult Mental Health

Cited by 11 publications

References 72 publications

Anti‐immigration policies of the trump administration: A review of Latinx mental health and resilience in the face of structural violence

Anti‐immigration policies of the trump administration: A review of Latinx mental health and resilience in the face of structural violence

The Role of Documentation Status Concerns, Perceived Discrimination, and Social Support on Latinx Adults’ Physical and Mental Health

Experience speaks: The importance of linguistic security during a public health crisis in immigrant and minority-language speakers

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