Open AccessModerating influence of enculturation on the relations between minority stressors and physical health via anxiety in Latinx immigrants.
Author(s) -
Annahir N. Cariello,
Paul B. Perrin,
Chelsea Derlan Williams,
Guadalupe Espinoza,
Alejandra Morlett Paredes,
Oswaldo Moreno,
Michael Trujillo
Publication year - 2020
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/cdp0000308
Subject(s) - enculturation , psychology , stressor , immigration , anxiety , physical health , acculturation , clinical psychology , mental health , developmental psychology , social psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , pedagogy , archaeology , history
The Latinx population in the United States has grown rapidly, now standing at over 56 million people. Discrimination and acculturative stress have been found to affect the mental and physical health of Latinx immigrants, yet enculturation has been identified as an important cultural strength for this population. The purpose of this study was to examine the relations among minority stressors, anxiety, and physical health in a sample of Latinx immigrants living in the United States. A secondary aim was to examine whether the direct and indirect effects among these variables were moderated by enculturation (i.e., moderated mediation).