Cultural and social determinants of health among indigenous Mexican migrants in the United States.
Despite growing numbers, indigenous Mexican migrants are relatively invisible to health practitioners who group them with nonindigenous, mestizo Mexican-origin populations. Associations between indigenous and mestizo cultural identifications with psychosocial characteristics and health indicators among indigenous Mexican migrants were examined. Results revealed gender differences in cultural identifications, perceived discrimination, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and various health indicators including depression severity, culture-bound syndromes, and self-rated health. Multivariate regression and structural equation path modeling demonstrated how indigenous cultural identification and perceived discrimination affects health. Findings suggest that interventions should utilize indigenous community-based activities designed to promote self-esteem and the value of indigenous culture, with a focus on females.
School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USA. jungl@pdx.edu
Junghee
J
Lee
William
W
Donlan
Edgar Ezequiel Orea
EE
Cardoso
Juan Jesus
JJ
Paz
D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011287:Prejudice / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D012933:Social Identification; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult