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

Autor/inn/en	Organista, Kurt C.; Jung, Woojin; Neilands, Torsten B.
Titel	Working and Living Conditions and Psychological Distress in Latino Migrant Day Laborers
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 46 (2019) 4, S.637-647 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Organista, Kurt C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198119831753
Schlagwörter	Hispanic Americans; Migrant Workers; At Risk Persons; Mental Health; Stress Variables; Work Environment; Housing; Depression (Psychology); Correlation; Drinking; Psychological Patterns; Undocumented Immigrants; Individual Characteristics; Anxiety; California (Berkeley); California (San Francisco); Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Wanderarbeiter; Risikogruppe; Psychohygiene; Arbeitsmilieu; Unterkunft; Korrelation; Trinken; Illegaler Aufenthalt; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Angst
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01