Depressive symptoaaatology: prevalence and psychosocial risk factors among mexican migrant farmworkers in California Article

Alderere, E, Vega, WA, Kolody, D et al. (1999). Depressive symptoaaatology: prevalence and psychosocial risk factors among mexican migrant farmworkers in California . JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 27(4), 457-471. 10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199907)27:4<457::aid-jcop7>3.0.co;2-d

cited authors

  • Alderere, E; Vega, WA; Kolody, D; Aguilar-Goxiola, S

authors

abstract

  • This is a study of 1,001 male and female Mexican migrant farmworkers, ages 18 to 59, in rural central California. The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale was used to measure prevalence of depressive symptomatology and its distribution on demographic, social support, acculturation, and acculturation stress variables. CES-D caseness rates (≥ 16) were 21.1 % for men and 19.7% for women. Logistic regression showed significant risk increments among respondents with high levels of acculturation (adjusted OR = 6.2) and stress due to discrimination (adjusted OR = 2.4). © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

publication date

  • January 1, 1999

published in

start page

  • 457

end page

  • 471

volume

  • 27

issue

  • 4