Download or read book Predictors of Well being and Depression Among Latino College Students written by Carolina A. Jimenez and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latinos are one of the fastest growing minority groups in the United States. It is estimated that by the year 2050 approximately 25 percent of the United States population will be Latino (U.S. Department of Health & Human services, 2001). However, only approximately 10 percent of all Latinos in the United States possess a college degree (Saunders & Serna, 2004; Yazedjian & Towes, 2006). In addition to the typical college stressors faced by most students as they transition from high school to college, it is believed that Latino students experience unique challenges as an ethnic and cultural minority group within the academic community (Rodriguez, et al). These challenges produce stress which affects students' well-being. Psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression result from stress; thus, the study of stress among Latino college students may assist in formulating prevention and intervention strategies to increase Latino students' college retention (Rosenthal & Schreiner, 2000). The objectives of this study were to examine the relative contribution of general college stress and minority student college stress to depression and well-being among Latino college students, controlling for gender and college generational status. Three dimensions of general college stress (academic, social and financial) and two dimensions of minority college stress (interracial and achievement) were examined. Participants were 229 students (77% women) enrolled in the second most ethnically diverse major research university of the United States. Forty seven percent of participants were first generation college students, meaning that neither their fathers nor mothers had attended college. The measures used to examine the variables of interest included the College Stress Scale (CSS), the Minority Student Stress Scale (MSSS), the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and the General Well-being Schedule (GWBS). Results of preliminary analyses revealed very few gender and college generational status differences in the variables of interest: males reported higher levels of well-being than females and first generation college students reported higher levels of achievement stress than non-first generation students. Results of two hierarchical regression analyses (that controlled for gender and college generational status) indicated that minority college stress contributed unique variance to well-being (R2=.36, R2 =.05, p=.01) and depression (R2=.38, R2 =.10, p=.001) above and beyond the variance contributed by the three general college stress variables. Inspection of the Beta coefficients in the two final models indicated that (a) one general stress variable (social) and two minority stress variables (interracial and achievement) contributed unique variance to well-being, and (b) one general stress variable (social) and one minority stress variable (achievement) contributed unique variance to depression. In all cases, higher levels of stress were associated to lower levels of well-being and to higher levels of depression symptoms. In sum, findings suggested that as expected, stressors related to belonging to an ethnic minority group contributed uniquely to Latino college students' emotional well-being. Secondly, stress related to social relations (in general and among ethnic minority students) and to academic achievement emerged as most salient for Latino students. The implications of the findings for further research and service delivery to Latino college students are discussed.
Download or read book Individual School and Community Predictors for Depression and Self esteem written by Min Ju Kim and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to identify the predictors within the family, school, and community environments of Hispanic and Asian adolescents' that may predict mental health (depression and self-esteem). Another aim was to compare the significant predictors of depression and self-esteem between Hispanic and Asian adolescents. This study used secondary data from Wave II of the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS). The target population was 2,114 students (1,008 Hispanics and 1,106 Asians) who were about to graduate from high school and 1,213 parents. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the associations between environmental variables and mental health (depression and self-esteem) in Latino and Asian adolescents, as well as the additional effects of predictors in a sequential way. In terms of predicting depression, gender and family cohesion were significant predictors for both Hispanic and Asian adolescents. Ethnic differences were observed in the effects on self-esteem. For the Hispanic sample, family cohesion, perceptions of school quality, perceptions of school safety, and perceptions of neighborhood safety were significant predictors. Along with the Hispanic group, family cohesion, perceptions of school quality, and perceptions of school safety were also significant predictors for the Asian sample. However, perception of neighborhood safety was not a significant predictor for Asian adolescents. Practice implications for effective interventions and recommendations for future study were suggested based on the findings of this study.
Download or read book Mental Health written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessing the Mental Health Acceptance of Latino College Students at California State University San Marcos written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This capstone project aims to identify mental health awareness, treatment solicitation, and treatment acceptance among Hispanic and Latino students at California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM). Since mental health is a broad field, we will specifically be targeting anxiety and depression as our measurable mental health constructs. Hispanic and Latino minorities experience as much as double the depressive and anxiety symptoms as non-Hispanic whites experience (Zvolensky et al., 2017, p. 691). These depressive and anxiety systems have been linked to poor mental health, higher suicide rates, and adverse health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, and substance use (Zvolensky et al., 2017, p. 691). With the information gathered, we will disseminate the results to CSUSM student health and Counseling and other CSUs around California to aid in helping other Latinos, and Hispanic CSU students access mental health services.
Download or read book Family and Work Predictors of Psychological Well being Among Hispanic Women Professionals written by Hortensia Amaro and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Impact of Policy Change on Self rated Mental Health Among Hispanic and Latino Immigrants written by Alejandra H. Reyna and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The immigrant paradox theorizes that foreign nativity protects against a host of stressors, such as discrimination and acculturative stress, and negative mental health outcomes in individuals living in a new host country (Burnham Hough, Karno, Escobar, & Telles, 1987). This theory has been used to explain why, despite risk factors, stressors, and challenges immigrants face when moving to a new country, they exhibit lower rates of depressive symptoms and other mental health problems and greater well-being than U.S. born Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) (Alegria et al., 2007; Garcia-Coll & Marks, 2012; Markides & Coreil, 1986). Current research indicates that the protective nature of this paradox may be limited (Brabeck, Lykes & Hunter, 2014). Additionally, anti-immigrant policies may attenuate the protective effect of the paradox (Hatzenbuehhler et al., 2017). In the present study, we examined the role various factors, such as ethnic identity, acculturative and immigrant stress, discrimination, and citizenship status, play in predicting Hispanic immigrants’ psychological distress and well-being. Participants were recruited through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) and self-identified as Hispanic or Latino immigrants aged 18 and older (N = 56) who either reported being U.S. citizens (N = 38) or non-U.S. citizens (N = 17). We found that discrimination and ethnic affiliation emerged as important predictors in Hispanic immigrants’ well-being and distress. Furthermore, the relevance of immigration policy in predicting anxiety, distress, and lower well-being was supported by current findings. Contrary to our hypotheses we did not find that citizenship or acculturation played a significant role in predicting distress or well-being in this sample. These findings raise important and practical implications for those working with and better understanding of Hispanic immigrants. Further results, implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
Download or read book Understanding the Stressors of Latino Students written by Isidoro Gonzalez and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The purpose of this research is to gain an understanding of the mental health needs of Latino university students particularly those who are participants of the AB 540 program by assessing their level of psychological distress. Comparing Latino college students who are AB 540 program participants to non-program participants will add to the social work knowledge base by providing information regarding the mental health service needs of AB 540 program participants. A survey was administered to determine if there was a difference in psychological distress, anxiety, and stress among documented Latino college students and Latino college students enrolled in the AB 540 program. According to the data that was collected and analyzed Latino AB 540 students reported experiencing more symptoms of depression and anxiety than Latinos who are not enrolled in the AB 540 program.
Download or read book Depression in Latinos written by Sergio A. Aguilar-Gaxiola and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-04-05 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depression ranks as a leading mental health problem among Hispanic immigrants and their US-born children. And a wide array of issues - starting with the widespread stereotype of the “illegal immigrant” - makes the Latino experience of this condition differ from that of any other group. Depression in Latinos consolidates the conceptual, diagnostic, and clinical knowledge based on this salient topic, providing coverage from prevalence to prevention, from efficient screening to effective interventions. In this concise yet comprehensive volume, leading clinicians, researchers, and academics offer extensive research and clinical findings, literature reviews (e.g., an in-depth chapter on the Mexican American Prevalence and Services Survey), and insights gathered from first-hand experience in clinical practice. Perceptive information is offered on the most urgent and complex issues on depression in this diverse and dynamic population, including: (1) The impact language, culture, and societal factors have on depression and its diagnosis. (2) The most relevant assessment instruments. (3) How depression manifests among Latino children, youth, and seniors as well as in Latinas. (4) The relationship between depression and substance abuse. (5) The most effective evidence-based treatment methods. (6) The efficacy of interventions for depression at the community level. Depression in Latinos is vital reading for clinicians, counseling and school psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, and public health professionals interested in providing their Hispanic clients with the most effective treatment possible. In addition, its coverage of the broader issues of access to care makes this volume essential reading for mental health administrators, volunteer/outreach agencies, and policymakers.
Download or read book Risk Factors in Depression written by Keith S. Dobson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders, affecting 14% of all people at some point in their lifetime. Women are twice as likely to become depressed as men, but beyond gender there are a variety of risk factors that influence the prevalence and likelihood of experiencing depression. Risk Factors in Depression consolidates research findings on risk factors into one source, for ease of reference for both researchers and clinicians in practice. The book divides risk factors into biological, cognitive, and social risk factors. This provides researchers with the opportunity to examine the interface among different theoretical perspectives and variables, and to look for the opportunity for more complex and explanatory models of depression. Allows reader to compare and contrast the relative states of development of different models and their databases Examines the predictive power of these models related to various phases of clinical depression, including onset, maintenance, and relapse Provides an examination of the therapeutic implications of comprehensive and integrative models of depression
Download or read book College Student Mental Health Counseling written by Suzanne Degges-White and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart
Download or read book Cultural Considerations in Latino American Mental Health written by Harvette Grey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In America's increasingly diverse society, it is imperative that mental health providers prioritize the development of their cultural competence to assure that they are equipped to meet the needs of their clients. Cultural Considerations in Latino American Mental Health offers a broad array of perspectives from clinicians and researchers actively working with racially and ethnically diverse populations. This book addresses psychosocial cultural issues that impact the mental health of the growing Latino American population. Topics discussed include relevant socio-demographic variables for Latinos and the implications of the steadily increasing Latino population in the United States; cultural values, acculturation, and acculturative stress in the lives of Latino adolescents; culturally responsive intervention of depression in Latino adolescents; depression across the lifespan; and cultural factors in the development of substance abuse issues in the Latino adolescent population. This book is a must-read for mental health clinicians, students, community workers, school counselors, and nurses who work with diverse populations.
Download or read book Handbook of U S Latino Psychology written by Francisco Villarruel and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-07-29 with total page 961 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emphasizing the importance of cultural sensitivity and competence in research and intervention approaches, this handbook offers unrivalled coverage of the psychology of all Latino groups in the United States.
Download or read book The Condition of Education 2017 written by Education Department and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Condition of Education 2017 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 42 indicators on the status and condition of education.
Download or read book Stress and Mental Health of College Students written by M. V. Landow and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College students are subject to a massive input of stresses which require successful and ever-changing coping strategies. These stresses include inside and outside pressures by the world to succeed, financial worries, concerns about uncertain futures, social problems and opportunities since college is often the meeting place for future mates, and homework and tests in multiple and complex subjects requiring preparation and focus with often conflicting priorities. Unsuccessful coping often results in anxiety, heavy drinking, depression and a host of other mental health problems. This new book presents new and important research in this important field.
Download or read book Are Familism Values Family Communication and Sleep Associated with Depressive Symptoms written by HyeJung Park and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transition out of high school is a major milestone for adolescents as they earn greater autonomy and responsibilities. An estimated 69.2% of adolescents enroll in higher education immediately following high school completion, including increasing numbers of Latino adolescents (National Center for Education Statistics, 2016). Integrative model (García Coll et al., 1996) suggests a need for research on promotive and protective contextual factors for ethnic minority children and adolescents. Guided by the model, the proposed research will explore a salient Latino cultural value, familism, and family communication as predictors of changes in depressive symptoms from high school to university among Latino adolescents (N = 209; 35.6% male; Mage=17.59, SD=.53). Furthermore, sleep, a key bioregulatory mechanism, was explored as a potential moderator of these processes (Dahl & El-Sheikh, 2007). On average, familism values were not associated with college depressive symptoms, but family communication was significantly negatively associated with college depressive symptoms. Neither sleep duration nor sleep problems significantly moderated the association between familism values and college depressive symptom. Patterns were similar for family communication. The interaction between sleep problems and familism-support values were significantly associated with college depressive symptoms. However, when simple slopes were probed, none were significant.
Download or read book The Effects of Psychosocial Stressors SES Racism and Acculturation on the Psychological Well being of Urban Latino Youth written by Maria L. Funk and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding Help seeking Behavior in College Students of Mexican Origin who are Suffering from Anxious And or Depressive Symptoms written by Fabian Aguirre and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study sought to understand why college students of Mexican origin underutilize mental health services (i.e., university counseling services). Previous research has identified several potential reasons for the underutilization of mental health services by Mexican Americans. These reasons can be grouped into one of three categories: (1) negative attitudes toward mental illness and mental health services, (2) greater use of alternative, informal resources, and (3) barriers. To examine these factors in the context of help-seeking behavior, Ajzen's theory of planned behavior (TPB) was used. The TPB assumes that the best predictor of a certain behavior is an individual's intention to perform that specific behavior. This model includes three determinants of the intent to perform a certain behavior: (1) attitudes toward the behavior, (2) subjective normative beliefs about performing the behavior, and (3) perceived behavioral control of performing the behavior. The primary aim of this study was to examine the meditating effects of culture on the TPB and investigate the unique factors contributing to help-seeking behavior in college students of Mexican origin reporting anxious and/or depressive symptoms. Results showed that the TPB was effective in predicting help-seeking behavior, with attitudes and subjective normative beliefs as the strongest predictors. Acculturation and cultural values did not mediate the TPB model as originally predicted, however the TPB determinants differed in predictability between help-seekers and non help-seekers. Specifically, among help-seekers, attitudes predicted intent to seek psychological services; among non help-seekers, subjective normative beliefs predicted intent. Help-seekers also reported more ease than non help-seekers on a few of the steps toward help-seeking. Lastly, qualitative measures supported findings based on the TPB and provided additional support for the strong stigmatizing views among college students of Mexican origin. These findings suggest that non help-seekers are a complex group and other variables, such as acculturative stress, perceived social support, and screening participants on perceived symptom distress and impairment, need to be addressed. In addition, subjective normative beliefs need to be considered in the development of psychoeducational interventions which encourage seeking psychological services for individuals of Mexican origin experiencing significant anxious or depressive symptoms.
