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Correlates of Mental Health Among Latino Farmworkers in North Carolina
Author(s) -
Crain Rebecca,
Grzywacz Joseph G.,
Schwantes Melody,
Isom Scott,
Quandt Sara A.,
Arcury Thomas A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.439
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1748-0361
pISSN - 0890-765X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2011.00401.x
Subject(s) - mental health , stressor , anxiety , context (archaeology) , psychiatry , psychology , population , clinical psychology , medicine , gerontology , environmental health , geography , archaeology
Purpose : Latino farmworkers are a vulnerable population who confront multiple threats to their mental health. Informed by the stress‐process model of psychiatric disorder, the goal of this paper is to determine primary and context‐specific stressors of poor mental health among Latino farmworkers. Methods : Structured interview data were obtained from farmworkers (N = 69) in 6 counties in eastern and western North Carolina. Findings: Results indicated that a substantial number of farmworkers have poor mental health, as indicated by elevated depressive symptoms (52.2%) and anxiety (16.4%). Results also indicated that each mental health outcome had different predictors. Conclusion: Addressing the mental health issues of farmworkers requires a comprehensive, multifaceted approach.