Open AccessThe effects of economic and sociocultural stressors on the well-being of children of Latino immigrants living in poverty.
Author(s) -
Marina M. Mendoza,
Julia Dmitrieva,
Krista M. Perreira,
Eliana HurwichReiss,
Sarah Enos Watamura
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.049
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1939-0106
pISSN - 1099-9809
DOI - 10.1037/cdp0000111
Subject(s) - acculturation , stressor , immigration , psychology , poverty , developmental psychology , socioeconomic status , sociocultural evolution , demography , clinical psychology , population , archaeology , sociology , economics , history , economic growth , anthropology
This article explored whether preschoolers' physical (body mass index [BMI] and salivary cortisol levels) and psychological (internalizing/externalizing behaviors) well-being were predicted by economic hardship, as has been previously documented, and further, whether parental immigration-related stress and/or acculturation level moderated this relationship in low-income Latino families.