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Family Functioning and Depression in Low‐Income Latino Couples
Author(s) -
Sarmiento Ingrid A.,
Cardemil Esteban V.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00139.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , psychology , acculturation , clinical psychology , family income , ethnic group , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth , sociology , anthropology
Although extensive research has found a strong relationship between poor family functioning and depression, previous research has not examined this relationship among low‐income Latinos. In this study, we examined how family functioning may be associated with depression in a sample of low‐income Latino couples. In addition, we examined how acculturative stress moderates the relationship between family functioning and depression. Our results indicate that the relationship between family functioning and depression is stronger in women and that acculturative stress moderates this relationship in women. Probing this interaction indicates that women who reported high acculturative stress coupled with poor family functioning experienced more depression. Clinical implications are discussed.