Open Access“Abrazame Que Ayuda” (Hug Me, It Helps): Social Support and the Effect of Perceived Discrimination on Depression among US- and Foreign-Born Latinxs in the USA
Author(s) -
Luz M. Garcini,
Michelle A. Chen,
Ryan L. Brown,
Angie S. LeRoy,
Miguel Ángel Cano,
Kristen Peek,
Christopher P. Fagundes
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2197-3792
pISSN - 2196-8837
DOI - 10.1007/s40615-019-00676-8
Subject(s) - ethnic group , social support , foreign born , psychology , psychological resilience , depression (economics) , psychological intervention , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , center for epidemiologic studies depression scale , population , medicine , depressive symptoms , psychiatry , social psychology , environmental health , anxiety , political science , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics , law
Higher level of social support is known to mitigate the effect of ethnic discrimination on depression symptoms, yet little is known as to which type of social support may be most effective for ameliorating the negative health effects of perceived ethnic discrimination among Latinxs varying in nativity status. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between perceived ethnic discrimination and depression among US- and foreign-born Latinxs, and to identify specific types of social support that may buffer the aforementioned association in this population.