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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 3/2014

01-06-2014 | Original Paper

Perceived Discrimination and Religiosity as Potential Mediating Factors Between Migration and Depressive Symptoms: A Transnational Study of an Indigenous Mayan Population

Authors: Hugo Salgado, Isa Haviland, Marcella Hernandez, Diana Lozano, Ruby Osoria, David Keyes, Eastern Kang, María Luisa Zúñiga

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 3/2014

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Abstract

Evidence suggests that in the US perceived discrimination among migrants of Mexican origin is associated with depressive symptoms. Factors that confer resilience, such as religiosity, could serve as a mediating factor in the context of migration stressors. We hypothesized that migration is associated with higher depressive symptoms and that discrimination and religiosity would mediate this relationship in a binational (US and Mexican) sample of indigenous Mexican migrants. We applied path analysis modeling to test our hypotheses with a sample of 650 individuals (n = 583 in Mexico; n = 67 in US). Results indicated that migration experience and current US residence were associated with perceived discrimination, which in turn were associated with a higher risk for depressive symptoms. Among women not living in the US, religiosity was associated with lower perceived discrimination. Discrimination is pervasive among male and female transnational and domestic migrants and religiosity may serve as a protective factor against discrimination for some women.
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Metadata
Title
Perceived Discrimination and Religiosity as Potential Mediating Factors Between Migration and Depressive Symptoms: A Transnational Study of an Indigenous Mayan Population
Authors
Hugo Salgado
Isa Haviland
Marcella Hernandez
Diana Lozano
Ruby Osoria
David Keyes
Eastern Kang
María Luisa Zúñiga
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-013-9944-z

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