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This study examined associations of intragroup marginalization and cultural incongruity with acculturative stress and depressive symptoms among 155 undergraduate U.S. college students of Mexican heritage. Findings indicate that perceived interpersonal distancing by the family (intragroup marginalization) and perceived lack of cultural fit between the respondent and academic institution (cultural incongruity) had statistically significant direct and indirect effects on depressive symptoms via acculturative stress. Results also show that 39.7 % of the variance corresponding with depressive symptoms was accounted for by intragroup marginalization, cultural incongruity, acculturative stress, and other exogenous variables.
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to examine how marianismo is related to the depressive symptoms of Mexican American women with family conflict as a mediator. PARTICIPANTS: During January of 2010, 170 Mexican American women college students in a southern, Hispanic-serving institution were sampled. METHODS: A mediation analysis was conducted to determine if parent conflict mediates the relationship between marianismo values and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Results from Barron and Kenny's(1) mediation analysis method, in conjunction with a Sobel(2) test indicated that parent conflict significantly mediated the relation between marianismo and depressive symptoms. CONCLUSION: Findings and implications of the mediation will be discussed for the mental health and treatment of Mexican American women college students.
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Conflito Psicológico , Depressão/etnologia , Depressão/psicologia , Americanos Mexicanos/psicologia , Relações Pais-Filho , Estudantes/psicologia , Aculturação , Adolescente , Adulto , Características Culturais , Feminino , Humanos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Texas , UniversidadesRESUMO
White American cultural values of appearance are implicated in the development of body dissatisfaction. This study examined whether the relationships between awareness of White American appearance ideals, internalization of such ideals, and body dissatisfaction are moderated by behavioral acculturation and attitudinal marginalization in a sample of 94 Mexican American women. Results indicated that behavioral acculturation moderated the relationship between awareness and internalization and cognitive marginalization moderated the relationship between internalization and body dissatisfaction. Body size was positively correlated with body dissatisfaction and negatively correlated with behavioral acculturation. These findings have important implications for clinical practice and research with Mexican American women.
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Aculturação , Imagem Corporal , Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos/psicologia , Americanos Mexicanos/psicologia , Satisfação Pessoal , Autoimagem , Índice de Massa Corporal , Conflito Psicológico , Características Culturais , Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos/etnologia , Feminino , Humanos , Controle Interno-Externo , Modelos Psicológicos , Nevada , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adulto JovemRESUMO
UNLABELLED: The acculturation process is increasingly being viewed as an important variable that provides a context for understanding Mexican American health disparities. Although rehabilitation psychologists have noted the importance of utilizing acculturation in research and practice, scholars continue to use out-dated conceptualizations and models of acculturation. OBJECTIVES: The authors provide a brief overview of current trends in acculturation theory and research. Limitations of current rehabilitation research and how acculturation theory can help explain Mexican American health outcomes are discussed. Finally, recommendations for rehabilitation research and practice are provided. CONCLUSIONS: The authors recommend that rehabilitation scholars develop and test theoretical models that incorporate multiple dimensions of acculturation in order to understand how it influences Mexican American health outcomes. Rehabilitation professionals should incorporate acculturation theory and culturally informed interventions into rehabilitation practice with Mexican Americans.