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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 3/2013

01-06-2013 | Original Paper

Acculturative Stress and Diminishing Family Cohesion Among Recent Latino Immigrants

Authors: Frank R. Dillon, Mario De La Rosa, Gladys E. Ibañez

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 3/2013

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Abstract

This study investigates a theorized link between Latino immigrants’ experience of acculturative stress during their two initial years in the United States (US) and declines in family cohesion from pre- to post-immigration contexts. This retrospective cohort study included 405 adult participants. Baseline assessment occurred during participants’ first 12 months in the US. Follow-up assessment occurred during participants’ second year in the US. General linear mixed models were used to estimate change in family cohesion and sociocultural correlates of this change. Inverse associations were determined between acculturative stress during initial years in the US and declines in family cohesion from pre-immigration to post-immigration contexts. Participants with undocumented immigration status, those with lower education levels, and those without family in the US generally indicated lower family cohesion. Participants who experienced more acculturative stress and those without family in the US evidenced a greater decline in family cohesion. Results are promising in terms of implications for health services for recent Latino immigrants.
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Metadata
Title
Acculturative Stress and Diminishing Family Cohesion Among Recent Latino Immigrants
Authors
Frank R. Dillon
Mario De La Rosa
Gladys E. Ibañez
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9678-3

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