Relationship Between Negative Mood and Health Behaviors in an Immigrant and Refugee Population.
Immigrants experience an escalation of negative health behaviors after arrival to the United States. Negative mood is associated with poorer health behaviors in the general population; however, this relationship is understudied in immigrant populations. Adolescent (n = 81) and adult (n = 70) participants completed a health behavior survey for immigrant families using a community-based participatory research approach. Data was collected for mood, nutrition, and physical activity. Adolescents with positive mood drank less regular soda, and demonstrated more minutes, higher levels, and greater social support for physical activity (all ps < .05). Adults with positive mood reported more snacking on fruits/vegetables, greater self-efficacy for physical activity, and better physical well-being (all ps < .05). Negative mood was associated with low physical activity level and poor nutritional habits in adolescent and adult immigrants. Designing community-based programs offering strategies for mood management and healthy lifestyle change may be efficacious for immigrant populations.
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Eleshia J
EJ
Morrison
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Matthew M
MM
Clark
Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Mark L
ML
Wieland
Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Jennifer A
JA
Weis
Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Marcelo M K
MMK
Hanza
Department of Nursing, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, USA.
Sonja J
SJ
Meiers
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Christi A
CA
Patten
Division of Biostatistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Jeff A
JA
Sloan
Division of Biostatistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Paul J
PJ
Novotny
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Leslie A
LA
Sim
Hawthorne Education Center, Rochester, MN, USA.
Julie A
JA
Nigon
Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. sia.irene@mayo.edu.
Irene G
0000-0001-5005-4806
IG
Sia
D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D002648:Child; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
Health behaviors; Immigrant families; Intervention; Mood
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