The Context of Depression in Latinos in the United States

Aguilar‐Gaxiola, Sergio; Kramer, Elizabeth J.; Resendez, Cynthia; Magaña, Cristina

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-78512-7_1

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“…The impact of mental health on physical health and associated morbidities is complex [80]. Some research shows that depression is high among Hispanic groups [81, 82] and higher among Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans than among non-Hispanic whites [83–85], but that within Hispanic groups, rates of depression vary depending on socio-demographic, health, and economic factors [80, 81]. The Latinas in this study were at high risk for depressive symptoms after birth possibly due to their socioeconomic status, neighborhood characteristics, and primary language.…”

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A comparison of a social support physical activity intervention in weight management among post-partum Latinas

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BackgroundWeight gain during the childbearing years and failure to lose pregnancy weight after birth contribute to the development of obesity in postpartum Latinas.MethodsMadres para la Salud [Mothers for Health] was a 12-month, randomized controlled trial exploring a social support intervention with moderate-intensity physical activity (PA) seeking to effect changes in body fat, fat tissue inflammation, and depression symptoms in sedentary postpartum Latinas. This report describes the efficacy of the Madres intervention.ResultsThe results show that while social support increased during the active intervention delivery, it declined to pre-intervention levels by the end of the intervention. There were significant achievements in aerobic and total steps across the 12 months of the intervention, and declines in body adiposity assessed with bioelectric impedance.ConclusionsSocial support from family and friends mediated increases in aerobic PA resulting in decrease in percent body fat.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01908959.

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A comparison of a social support physical activity intervention in weight management among post-partum Latinas

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“…Because in person-centered methods the unit of analysis is the individual’s lived experience as an organized whole (Magnusson, 1998), these approaches can better reflect the lived reality of Latina/o youth and provide a more multifaceted understanding of how community experiences come together in everyday life to create diverse risk profiles for depressive symptoms and smoking. Understanding diversity in profiles of community experience is important because Latino/a youth represent a diverse group of individuals with different life experiences, socio-political histories, and socio-cultural backgrounds (Aguilar-Gaxiola, Kramer, Resendez, & Magaña, 2008), possibly predisposing them to some but not all community experiences. Moreover, distinct profiles of community experiences may put some but not all youth at risk for depressive symptoms and cigarette smoking.…”

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Profiles of bullying victimization, discrimination, social support, and school safety: Links with Latino/a youth acculturation, gender, depressive symptoms, and cigarette use.

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Unger²,

Oshri³

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American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Latino/a youth are at risk for symptoms of depression and cigarette smoking but this risk varies by acculturation and gender. To understand why some youth are at greater risk than others, we identified profiles of diverse community experiences (perceived discrimination, bullying victimization, social support, perceived school safety) and examined associations between profiles of community experience and depressive symptoms, cigarette smoking, acculturation, and gender. Data came from Project Red (Reteniendo y Entendiendo Diversidad para Salud), a school-based longitudinal study of acculturation among 1919 Latino/a adolescents (52% female; 84% 14 years old; 87% U.S. born). Latent profile analysis (LPA) revealed four distinct profiles of community experience which varied by gender and acculturation. Boys were overrepresented in profile groups with high perceived discrimination, some bullying, and lack of positive experiences, while girls were overrepresented in groups with high bullying victimization in the absence and presence of other community experiences. Youth low on both U.S. and Latino/a cultural orientation described high perceived discrimination and lacked positive experiences, and were predominantly male. Profiles characterized by high perceived discrimination and/or high bullying victimization in the absence of positive experiences had higher levels of depressive symptoms and higher risk of smoking, relative to the other groups. Findings suggest that acculturation comes with diverse community experiences that vary by gender and relate to smoking and depression risk. Results from this research can inform the development of tailored intervention and prevention strategies to reduce depression and/or smoking for Latino/a youth at risk for depression and/or smoking.

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“…Although theory suggests that immigrants’ experiences in their home countries prior to migration can impact their post-migration mental health, few empirical studies have confirmed these relationships. To date studies have found that low income, low levels of education, and low social status in their home countries can increase immigrants’ risks for depressive symptoms and major depressive episodes (Aguilar-Gaxiola & Gullota, 2008; Nicklett & Burgard, 2009). In addition, experiencing political violence or other traumatic events can have long-term mental health consequences for immigrants (Fortuna, Porche, & Alegria, 2008).…”

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The role of migration in the development of depressive symptoms among Latino immigrant parents in the USA

Ornelas

Perreira

2011

Social Science & Medicine

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Nearly one out of every four children in the US is a child of immigrants. Yet few studies have assessed how factors at various stages of migration contribute to the development of health problems in immigrant populations. Most focus only on post-migration factors influencing health. Using data from the Latino Adolescent Migration, Health, and Adaptation Project, this study assessed the extent to which pre-migration (e.g., major life events, high poverty), migration (e.g., unsafe and stressful migration experiences), post-migration (e.g., discrimination, neighborhood factors, family reunification, linguistic isolation), and social support factors contributed to depressive symptoms among a sample of Latino immigrant parents with children ages 12-18. Results indicated that high poverty levels prior to migration, stressful experiences during migration, as well as racial problems in the neighborhood and racial/ethnic discrimination upon settlement in the US most strongly contribute to the development of depressive symptoms among Latino immigrant parents. Family reunification, social support, and familism reduce the likelihood of depressive symptoms.

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The Context of Depression in Latinos in the United States

Cited by 22 publications

References 100 publications

A comparison of a social support physical activity intervention in weight management among post-partum Latinas

A comparison of a social support physical activity intervention in weight management among post-partum Latinas

Profiles of bullying victimization, discrimination, social support, and school safety: Links with Latino/a youth acculturation, gender, depressive symptoms, and cigarette use.

The role of migration in the development of depressive symptoms among Latino immigrant parents in the USA

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