Acculturation, social alienation, and depressed mood in midlife women from the former Soviet Union

Miller, Arlene Michaels; Sorokin, Olga; Wang, Edward; Feetham, Suzanne; Choi, Michelle; Wilbur, JoEllen

doi:10.1002/nur.20125

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“…A study of South Asian immigrants in America reveals that acculturation and racial identity accounted for variance in depressed or anxious mood [22]. Similarly, a study of immigrants from the former Soviet Union in the US shows that higher acculturation levels were associated with lower personal stress and anxiety [23], anda research finding of Turkish immigrants in the Netherlands discloses that participation in Dutch culture was associated with a decrease of depressive and anxious mood [24]. …”

Section: Total Sampled Immigrantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mood Change of English, French and Chinese Immigrants in Ottawa-Gatineau Region, Canada

MacDougall¹

2015

IJPHS

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This multicultural study aimed at examining moodchange of English, French and Chinese speaking immigrants in Ottawa-Gatineau Region, Canada, and identifying demographic factors that impact the change. 810 immigrants of English, French and Chinese speaking sub-groupswere recruited by purposive-sampling. Using self-reports, respondents answered questions regarding moodchange (moodstatus change and mood belief change) and demography in Multicultural Lifestyle Change Questionnaire of English, French or Chinese version. Data were analyzed statistically for the different immigrant sub-groups. Immigrants of different gender, language and category sub-groups exhibited different Mood Change Rates, Mood Improving Rates,Mood Declining Rates and MoodBelief Change Rates. There was no statistical difference between the ratesof immigrant sub-groups.Mood Change (MoodStatus Change + MoodBelief Change) was correlated positively with Mother Tongue and negatively with Speaking Languages. Mood Status Change was negatively correlated with Marital Status and Highest Level of Education. Mother Tongue, Speaking Languages and Highest Level of Education significantly impacted MoodChange (Mood Status Change + Mood Belief Change). Marital Status and Highest Level of Education significantly influenced Mood Status Change. Immigrants of different sub-groups in Canada experienceddifferentmoodchanges. Marital Status and Highest Level of Educationwerethe main factors impacting Mood Status Change. Mother Tongue and Speaking Languages werethe principal factors influencing Mood Belief Change. Culture was an important factor contributing Mood Change. Acculturation could impact Mood Status Change and Mood Belief Change. Data of immigrant mood change can provide evidence for health policy-making and policy-revising in Canada.

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Section: Total Sampled Immigrantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mood Change of English, French and Chinese Immigrants in Ottawa-Gatineau Region, Canada

MacDougall¹

2015

IJPHS

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Section: Acculturationmentioning

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“…Modern conceptualizations of acculturation emphasize cultural learning and behavioral adaptation, and incorporate cognitive and emotional components of accessing, understanding, and adopting specific aspects and characteristics of a majority culture while also retaining characteristics of one's ethnocultural heritage (Miller, Sorokin, Wang, Feetham, Choi, & Wilbur, 2006). Thus, acculturation is best conceptualized as a dynamic, multifaceted construct influenced by contextual and internal factors (Miller et al, 2006;Zane & Mak, 2003). Berry's (2003) model of acculturation argues that acculturating individuals exhibit specific acculturative styles, which corresponds to the level of adaption to the culture in which one is embedded, as well as the involvement in behaviors and practices associated with their heritage culture.…”

Section: Acculturationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predicting Reasons for Experiencing Depression in Pakistani and Palestinian Muslims: The Roles of Acculturation and Religiousness

Driscoll¹,

Wierzbicki²

2012

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

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The purpose of the present study was to examine the influence of acculturation and religiousness on Muslim individuals' attributions of reasons for having experienced depression. A community sample of Pakistani and Palestinian Muslims (n = 76) completed self-report measures of heritage-culture acculturation, acculturation to U.S. culture, religiousness, and individually and interpersonally oriented reasons for having experienced depression. Religiousness, but not acculturation, predicted lower individually oriented reasons for depression. Religiousness also predicted greater interpersonally oriented reasons for having experienced depression, and heritage-culture acculturation predicted lower interpersonally oriented reasons for depression. No moderated effects were found, suggesting that religiousness and heritage-culture acculturation are independently associated with interpersonally oriented reasons for depression. The results provide evidence that, among Muslims, acculturation and religiousness are differentially associated with types of attributions made for having experienced depression.

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“…Findings also indicated that greater social alienation increases the vulnerability to depression in a sample of 226 midlife women from the former Soviet Union (Miller et al, 2006). Prior to subject identification and recruitment, approval was obtained from the University Institutional Review Board (IRB) and from the faculty of nursing to conduct the parent study from which this secondary analysis was obtained.…”

Section: Alienation and Depressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Depressive Cognition Scale in First-Year Adolescent Egyptian Nursing Students

Bekhet¹,

Zauszniewski²

2010

J Nurs Meas

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Suicide is one of three leading causes of death worldwide among 15 to 34 year olds, and its prevalence is increasing significantly among adolescents (Afifi, 2006; Bertolote, Fleishmann, & Butchart, 2006). Recent data collected from Alexandria, Egypt, showed that 30% of 1,621 high school adolescents experienced a strong death wish (Afifi, 2006). In fact, depression is a strong predictor to suicide (Afifi, 2006). The evidence has now shown that adolescents not only experience the whole spectrum of mood disorders but also suffer from significant associated morbidity and mortality (Kloos, Collins, Weller, & Weller, 2007;Son & Kirchner, 2000). Although frequently unrecognized, depression is common (Son & Kirchner, 2000). Depression is a potentially fatal disorder; of the 30,000 Americans who commit suicide every year, 90% have a mental disorder, usually depression (Halter, 2004). Within the next 20 years, depression is predicted to become one of the leading causes of disability worldwide (Badamgarav et al., 2003;Cashman, Hale, Candib, Nimiroski, & Brookings, 2004). Statistics have shown that depression affects 4%-8% of adolescents (Louters, 2006). Many factors play a role in adolescents' 2 Bekhet & Zauszniewski depression, including genetics, family dysfunction, peer problems, chronic illness, prior depressive episodes, and having a first-degree relative with a history of depression (Carlson, 2000;Castiglia, 2000;Louters, 2006).In fact, studying depression among adolescents is important especially among the nursing students. Nursing students, the adolescents of today, are the nurses of tomorrow who will deal with human behavior. Their psychological well-being is an important factor in managing their clients' conditions (Bekhet, ElGuenidi, & Zauszniewski, in press). Healthy nursing students are likely to become healthy nurses who can then model and promote healthy lifestyles with their patients (Ahmadi, Toobaee, & Alishahi, 2004). A recent study conducted by Ahmadi and colleagues (2004) showed that a significant number of Middle East nursing students were mildly to moderately depressed with feelings of hopelessness (44%), and some of them had suicidal thoughts. Depression decreases the function of students and disturbs the relationship between the nurse and the patient (Ahmadi, 1994a(Ahmadi, , 1994b. To decrease depression, the rate of depression should be identified.A recent qualitative study conducted by Dzurec, Allchin, and Angler (2007) A poorly defined problem defies identification and treatment (Müller & Dzurec, 1993).Although the popular media increasingly reports on the rise of depression among college students, reports of ways to intervene to stem that depression are limited (Dzurec et al., 2007).In fact, detecting and treating early depressive cognition in adolescent nursing students can be an important step in preventing the development of clinical depression and suicide. A growing number of publications in the scientific literature show a great need for clinicians and researchers to have access to re...

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Acculturation, social alienation, and depressed mood in midlife women from the former Soviet Union

Cited by 71 publications

References 46 publications

Mood Change of English, French and Chinese Immigrants in Ottawa-Gatineau Region, Canada

Mood Change of English, French and Chinese Immigrants in Ottawa-Gatineau Region, Canada

Predicting Reasons for Experiencing Depression in Pakistani and Palestinian Muslims: The Roles of Acculturation and Religiousness

Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Depressive Cognition Scale in First-Year Adolescent Egyptian Nursing Students

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