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Acculturation Stress, Social Support, and Self-Rated Health Among Latinos in California
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This study looks at the effect of social support mechanisms as potential moderators and mediators of the relationship between stressful acculturation experiences and self-ratings of physical health. Data are from a sample of 3012 Mexican-origin adults aged 18-59 sampled under a probabilistic, stratified, cluster sampling design in Fresno County, California. While acculturation stressors (i.e., discrimination, legal status, and language conflict) all had a gross positive effect on the likelihood of rating oneself in fair/poor health, only legal status stress had a net effect. In addition, greater numbers of peers and family members in the United States, and a higher reliance on religious support mechanisms decreased the likelihood of reporting fair/poor health. However, levels of both instrumental social support and religious support seeking moderated the (nonsignificant, main) effects of discrimination on physical health. This study indicates that physical health is negatively associated with acculturation stressors and positively associated with social support; discrimination is only associated with poorer physical health among those for whom social support is lacking.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Finch, B. K., & Vega, W. A.
- Affiliations
- RAND Corporation (US)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Corresponding author
- Finch, Brian Karl
- ORCID
- Finch, Brian Karl
- Venue
- Journal of Immigrant Health
- Published
- 2003-07
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 109-117
- ISSN
- 1096-4045 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3629
- OpenAlex
- W1546075712
- Cited by
- 697
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 49.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Immigrant Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01da012167-03, 5r01mh051192-04)
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH51192)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 12167)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Keywords
- acculturative stress, social support, self-rated health, Hispanic Americans, Mexican-origin adults, discrimination, legal status, language conflict, religious support, instrumental support, health disparities
- MeSH terms
- Acculturation, Adolescent, Adult, California, Female, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prejudice, Self Concept, Social Support, Stress, Psychological, Cluster Analysis, Mexican Americans
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