Residency in the United States, Subjective Well-Being, and Depression in an Older Mexican-Origin Sample

Residency in the United States, Subjective Well-Being, and Depression in an Older Mexican-Origin Sample

Objective: To compare the mental health and well-being of Mexican immigrants with native-born Mexican Americans living in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Methods: A randomly stratified sample of 353 Hispanics aged 45 and older were interviewed. The immigrant group (n = 148) was compared with n...

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Published in:Journal of aging and health Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 447 - 466
Main Authors: Cuellar, Israel, Bastida, Elena, Braccio, Sara Maria
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01-08-2004
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Acculturation
Age Factors
Aged
Depression (Psychology)
Depression - ethnology
Elderly
Emigration and Immigration
Female
Health Status
Health technology assessment
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Immigrants
Latin American Cultural Groups
Male
Mental depression
Mental Health
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans - ethnology
Mexican Americans - psychology
Mexico - ethnology
Noncitizens
Older people
Residence Characteristics
Self Concept
Sex Differences
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Status
Texas
United States - ethnology
Well Being
United States
Mexico
United States > US
well-being
Mexican immigrants
elderly
mental health
Mexican American
depression
acculturation
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Summary:Objective: To compare the mental health and well-being of Mexican immigrants with native-born Mexican Americans living in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Methods: A randomly stratified sample of 353 Hispanics aged 45 and older were interviewed. The immigrant group (n = 148) was compared with native-born Mexican Americans (n = 205). Results: The findings showed that the native-born group was not significantly different from the immigrant group on measures of depression, health status, life satisfaction, or self-esteem. The immigrant group was found to report significantly more stress than the Mexican American group. Income, age, gender, and acculturation were significant predictors of well-being, whereas immigration status and years of residency were not. Discussion: The well-being of Mexican immigrants in the United States is confounded by such variables as income, age, gender, and acculturation, along with various other contextual factors that characterize their life experiences in the United States.
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ISSN:0898-2643
1552-6887
DOI:10.1177/0898264304265764