Gender Matters: The Influence of Acculturation and Acculturative Stress on Latino College Student Depressive Symptomatology
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between acculturation-related variables with depressive symptomatology among Latino college students and the extent to which acculturative stress mediates the association. The extent to which gender moderates these relationships was also exami...
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Published in: | Journal of Latina/o Psychology Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 40 - 55 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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Educational Publishing Foundation
01-02-2015
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Summary: | The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between acculturation-related variables with depressive symptomatology among Latino college students and the extent to which acculturative stress mediates the association. The extent to which gender moderates these relationships was also examined. Participants were 758 Latina and 264 Latino college students from 30 colleges and universities around the United States. Participants completed measures of acculturation, acculturative stress, and depression. Multigroup path analysis provided excellent model fit and suggested moderation by gender. Acculturative stress mediated the acculturation-depression relationship. One indirect effect was moderated by gender with effects stronger for men: Heritage-culture retention to depressive symptoms via Spanish Competency Pressures. Acculturation and acculturative stress contribute to depression differently for male and female Latino college students. Future research should note the influence of gender socialization on the acculturation process and mental health.
El propósito del estudio fue examinar la relación entre las variables relacionadas con la aculturación con sintomatología depresiva entre los estudiantes universitarios latinos y el grado en que el estrés de aculturación media la asociación. Por otra parte, el grado en que los moderados de género fue examinado estas relaciones. Los participantes fueron 758 estudiantes latinas y 264 universitarios latinos de 30 colegios y universidades en todo Estados Unidos. Los participantes completaron medidas de aculturación, el estrés de aculturación, y la depresión. Análisis camino Multigroup siempre excelente ajuste del modelo y sugirieron moderación por género. Aculturativo estrés mediada la relación aculturación - depresión. Un efecto indirecto fue moderado por el género con efectos más fuertes para los hombres: La retención de Patrimonio - cultura a los síntomas depresivos a través de presiones de competencia españolas. La aculturación y el estrés de aculturación contribuyen a la depresión de manera diferente para los estudiantes universitarios latinos masculinos y femeninos. Las investigaciones futuras deben observar la influencia de la socialización de género en el proceso de aculturación y la salud mental. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Linda G. Castillo, Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University; Rachel L. Navarro, Department of Counseling Psychology and Community Services, University of North Dakota; Jo Ellyn O. Y. Walker, Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University; Seth J. Schwartz, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami; Byron L. Zamboanga, Department of Psychology, Smith College; Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Department of Psychological and Brain Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Robert S. Weisskirch, Department of Liberal Studies, California State University–Monterey Bay; Su Yeong Kim, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin; Irene J. K. Park, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend; Alexander T. Vazsonyi, Department of Family Studies, University of Kentucky; S. Jean Caraway, Department of Psychology, University of South Dakota. |
ISSN: | 2168-1678 2578-8086 2168-1678 2163-0070 2578-8094 |
DOI: | 10.1037/lat0000030 |