title: Subjective social status and rumination in relation to anxiety and depressive symptoms and psychopathology among economically disadvantaged Latinos in primary care.
abstract: The present investigation examined the interactive effects of subjective social status and rumination in relation to anxiety/depressive symptoms and psychopathology among 276 Latinos (82% female; Mage= 39.2, SD = 11.1; 97.0% reported Spanish as first language) who attended a community-based primary health care clinic. Results indicated that the interaction between rumination and subjective social status was significantly associated with depression (B = -.04, t = -3.52, p < .001, 95% CI [-.06, -.02]), social anxiety (B = -.01, t = -3.84, p < .001, 95% CI [-.02, -.01]), and the number of mood and anxiety disorders (B = -.004, t = -2.80, p = .005, 95% CI [-.006, -.001]), after controlling for main effects of rumination and subjective social status. The form of the interactions suggested that the associations of rumination and the outcome variables were stronger for those with lower compared to higher subjective social status. For anxious arousal symptoms, however, there was not a statistically significant interaction. These findings underscore the potential importance of examining the interplay between rumination and subjective social status in regard to better understanding, and intervening to reduce, various forms of anxiety/depressive symptoms and disorders among Latinos in primary care settings. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Houston.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Talavera
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Houston.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Paulus
authors.affiliation: Legacy Community Health Services.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garza
authors.affiliation: Legacy Community Health Services.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ochoa-Perez
authors.affiliation: Legacy Community Health Services.
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lemaire
authors.affiliation: Legacy Community Health Services.
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valdivieso
authors.affiliation: Psychotherapeutic Area of "Asociación Ayuda," Anxiety Disorders Clinic.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bogiaizian
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Houston.
authors.forename: Zuzuky
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Robles
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Houston.
authors.forename: Jafar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bakhshaie
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Houston.
authors.forename: Kara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Houston.
authors.forename: Rheeda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Center, The University of Oklahoma.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Businelle
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zvolensky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010054:Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012923:Social Class; D015206:Southwestern United States