Risk and protective factors for three major mental health problems among Latino American men nationwide.
The present study investigated psychosocial predictors for major depressive disorder (MDD), general anxiety disorder (GAD), and suicidal ideation (SI) of Latino American men identified in the first national mental health epidemiological survey of Latinos. Three separate sets of logistic regression analyses were performed for 1,127 Latinos, following preplanned two steps (Model 1--Known Demographic and Acculturation Predictors as controls, Model 2--Psychosocial Risk and Protective Factors). Results show that Negative Interactions with family members significantly predicted the likelihood of both MDD and SI, while SI was also associated with Discrimination. Acculturation Stress was associated with that of GAD (alongside more Income, Education of 12 years, and Years in the United States for less than 11 years). Other potential protective factors (social support, racial/ethnic identity, religious involvement) were not influential. The differential predictors for mental health issues among Latino men imply that assessment and intervention for them may need certain gender-specific foci in order to improve mental health disparities in this population.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA amyai8@gmail.com.
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Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Cara
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Pappas
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
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Simonsen
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000208:ethnology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
Latino immigrants; access to care; cultural disparity; depression; health inequality/disparity