Documentation status and psychological distress among New York City community college students.

Alif, Ahmed; Nelson, Bryan S.; Stefancic, Ana; Ahmed, Riya; Okazaki, Sumie

doi:10.1037/cdp0000290

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“…This aspect is important, as insecurity around residency status may also contribute to higher degrees of psychosocial distress among Hispanic populations. 36,37 After adjustment for multiple factors, Black race was correlated with lower overall GAD-7 scores, a finding consistent with previous studies suggesting that Black individuals may have higher levels of resiliency when facing adversity. 38 However, when focusing on the relationships between race, SES risk score, and GAD-7 score (Figure 2), Black persons with high SES risk mostly have higher scores, suggesting that poor SES may be a significant associated factor in the development of anxiety for that group.…”

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General Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire as a marker of low socioeconomic status and inequity

Nunes¹,

Carroll²,

Mahaffey³

et al. 2021

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Background: The General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire is a standard tool used for screening and follow-up of patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Although it is generally accepted that anxiety correlates with clinical and psychosocial stressors, precise quantitative data is limited on the relations among GAD-7, traditional biomarkers, and other measures of health. Even less is known about how GAD-7 relates to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES).We determined how multiple demographic and socioeconomic data correlate with the participant's GAD-7 results when compared with laboratory, physical function, clinical, and other biological markers. Methods: The Project Baseline Health Study (BHS) is a prospective cohort of adults representing several populations in the USA. We analyzed a deeply phenotyped group of 2502 participants from that study. Measures of interest included: clinical markers or history of medical diagnoses; physical function markers including gait, grip strength, balance time, daily steps, and echocardiographic parameters; psychometric measurements; activities of daily living; socioeconomic characteristics; and laboratory results. Results: Higher GAD-7 scores were associated with female sex, younger age, and Hispanic ethnicity. Measures of low SES were also associated with higher scores, including unemployment, income ≤$25,000, and ≤12 years of education. After adjustment for 166 demographic, clinical, laboratory, and symptom characteristics, unemployment and overall higher SES risk scores were highly correlated with anxiety scores. Protective factors included Black race and older age. Limitations: Correlations identified in this cross-sectional study cannot be used to infer causal relationships; further, we were not able to account for possible use of anxiety treatments by study participants. Conclusions: These findings highlight the importance of understanding anxiety as a biopsychosocial entity. Clinicians and provider organizations need to consider both the physical manifestations of the disorder and their patients' social determinants of health when considering treatment pathways and designing interventions.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

General Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire as a marker of low socioeconomic status and inequity

Nunes¹,

Carroll²,

Mahaffey³

et al. 2021

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“…The undocufriendly framework proposes that campus climates that are welcoming and inclusive toward undocumented students may serve to buffer the negative concerns associated with immigration precariousness (e.g., undocumented status) on student outcomes (i.e., mental health, college persistence, and performance in college). Past studies have used the undocufriendly framework to examine how undocu/DACAmented students’ precarious immigration status impacts their perception of campus climates (Muñoz & Vigil, 2018; Valadez et al, 2021) psychosocial well-being (Alif et al, 2020; Cadenas & Nienhusser, 2021; Suárez-Orozco & López Hernández, 2020; Velarde Pierce et al, 2021), and persistence confidence in college (Kreisberg & Hsin, 2021; Valadez et al, 2021). However, the linkages among these variables have not been studied together using the ecological lens of the undocufriendly framework.…”

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Immigrant students’ mental health and intent to persist in college: The role of undocufriendly campus climate.

Cadenas¹,

Nienhusser²,

Sosa³

et al. 2024

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objectives: A plethora of challenges prevents immigrant students, particularly undocumented students, from succeeding in college at the same rate as U.S. citizens. This study drew on national data to operationalize a model based on the undocufriendly campus framework (Suárez-Orozco, Katsiaficas, et al., 2015). Method: A total of 501 immigrant students, including 114 with precarious immigration statuses, completed measures on perceptions of welcoming campus climate, positive mental health, anxiety, and persistence confidence in college. Data were analyzed using path analyses in structural equation modeling. Results: Results suggested that precarious immigration status was linked to lower perceptions of welcoming campus climate, lower positive mental health, and higher anxiety. In turn, welcoming campus climate was linked to higher positive mental health and lower anxiety. The latter mental health variables were predictive of persistence confidence in college. Conclusions: Findings are discussed in relation to federal and campus policies to support immigrant students.

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“…It may also be that immigrant‐origin and nonimmigrant‐origin youth report differential increases in their levels of critical reflection following such discussions. Immigrant‐origin youth or their family members are more likely to have been directly affected by the current policy climate and to have engaged in discussions about the topic (Alif et al, 2020). This may mean on the one hand that immigrant‐origin youth are less affected by discussions about immigration within GSAs; on the other hand, the greater personal salience of the topic may mean that they are more affected.…”

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Benefits for immigrant‐origin and nonimmigrant‐origin youth of discussing immigration in gender and sexuality alliances

Rosenbach

Sherwood

Poteat

et al. 2021

Psychology in the Schools

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In a time of unprecedented polarization in the United States, particularly concerning immigration, schools are uniquely positioned to help students understand the consequences of drastic policy changes. Beyond formal settings such as social studies classes, extracurricular activities may be important for fostering discussions about sociohistorical and policy issues. Such discussions could serve to empower youth from marginalized populations and raise their critical consciousness. Yet the potential outcomes of discussions in these extracurricular settings have not been studied in depth. Using data collected in school‐based Gender‐and‐Sexuality‐Alliances (GSAs) throughout Massachusetts during the periods leading up to and following the 2016 US Presidential election, we examined whether discussions of immigration issues in GSAs were associated with greater empowerment and critical consciousness among 580 youth (M Age = 15.59, range = 10–20 years). Multilevel structural equation models showed that the frequency with which youth discussed immigration, relative to their fellow members, was positively associated with residualized change in perceived peer validation for members in general and with residualized change in hope for immigrant‐origin members only. Contrary to our expectations, we did not find significant associations for critical consciousness. Findings suggest how groups addressing issues of equity and justice can promote members' empowerment.

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Documentation status and psychological distress among New York City community college students.

Cited by 19 publications

References 33 publications

General Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire as a marker of low socioeconomic status and inequity

General Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire as a marker of low socioeconomic status and inequity

Immigrant students’ mental health and intent to persist in college: The role of undocufriendly campus climate.

Benefits for immigrant‐origin and nonimmigrant‐origin youth of discussing immigration in gender and sexuality alliances

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