Family functioning and depression in low-income Latino couples.
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.
Sarmiento
Ingrid A
IA
Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts 01610, USA. isarmiento@clarku.edu
Cardemil
Esteban V
EV
D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult