Perceived Discrimination, Perceived Stress, and Mental and Physical Health among Mexican-Origin Adults

Autor/inn/en	Flores, Elena; Tschann, Jeanne M.; Dimas, Juanita M.; Bachen, Elizabeth A.; Pasch, Lauri A.; de Groat, Cynthia L.
Titel	Perceived Discrimination, Perceived Stress, and Mental and Physical Health among Mexican-Origin Adults
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 30 (2008) 4, S.401-424 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986308323056
Schlagwörter	Physical Health; Gender Differences; Depression (Psychology); Mexican Americans; Minority Groups; Stress Variables; Racial Discrimination; Social Discrimination; Adults; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Mental Health; Immigrants; Acculturation; Socioeconomic Status; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitszustand; Geschlechterkonflikt; Hispanoamerikaner; Ethnische Minderheit; Racial bias; Rassismus; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Psychohygiene; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Akkulturation; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Kalifornien
Abstract	This study provided a test of the minority status stress model by examining whether perceived discrimination would directly affect health outcomes even when perceived stress was taken into account among 215 Mexican-origin adults. Perceived discrimination predicted depression and poorer general health, and marginally predicted health symptoms, when perceived stress was taken into account. Perceived stress predicted depression and poorer general health while controlling for the effects of perceived discrimination. The influence of perceived discrimination on general health was greater for men than women, and the effect of perceived stress on depression was greater for women than men. Results provide evidence that discrimination is a source of chronic stress above and beyond perceived stress, and the accumulation of these two sources of stress is detrimental to mental and physical health. Findings suggest that mental health and health practitioners need to assess for the effects of discrimination as a stressor along with perceived stress. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10