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Health‐Promoting Lifestyles of English‐Speaking and Spanish‐Speaking Mexican‐American Migrant Farm Workers
Author(s) -
Kerr Madeleine J.,
Ritchey Deborah A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1990.tb00616.x
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , mexican americans , interpersonal communication , migrant workers , psychology , public health , gerontology , stress management , medicine , environmental health , ethnic group , nursing , sociology , social psychology , population , clinical psychology , economic growth , anthropology , economics
This study was conducted with 62 Mexican‐American migrant farm workers at four different sites in northern Illinois. An established English and a newly developed pilot Spanish version of the health‐promoting lifestyle profile was used. The concept of health‐promoting lifestyle appeared to be culturally relevant to study participants. English‐speaking migrant workers scored significantly lower than Spanish‐speaking workers on the dimensions of self‐actualization, exercise, and stress management. Patterns of scores among both groups were highest in self‐actualization and interpersonal support, and lowest in health responsibility and exercise. Further research in health‐promoting behaviors with all cultural groups and socioeconomic levels of society will contribute to achievement of the World Health Organization's goal, health for all by the year 2000.