Neighborhood stressors and psychological distress among U.S. Latinos: Measuring the protective effects of social support from family and friends

Bostean, Georgiana; Andrade, Flávia Cristina Drumond; Viruell‐Fuentes, Edna A.

doi:10.1002/smi.2843

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“…In addition, we find that associations between social support and mental health vary between different social support types. Following existing studies, this study suggests that support from family and friend are helpful in against depressive symptoms and PTSD symptoms, 33 , 34 family support in particular. 35 However, this study observes that greater social support from other sources correlates with greater mental health symptoms.…”

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Relationship Between Risk Perception, Social Support, and Mental Health Among General Chinese Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Liu¹,

Huang²,

et al. 2021

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Background The Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) pandemic is a global public health challenge and provides an opportunity to investigate the unclear relationship between risk perception, social support, and mental health. This study aims to examine the association between risk perception and mental health while taking social support as a moderator. Methods An online cross-sectional study recruiting 2993 participants was conducted in China, from 1st to 10th, February 2020. The relationship between risk perception, social support, and mental health was examined using multivariate linear regression analyses. Results This study indicated that risk perception was associated with a higher level of mental health symptoms. The subscale “Perceived uncontrollability” seemed to present a stronger correlation with depressive symptoms (Beta=0.306) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms (Beta=0.318) than the subscale “Perceived Severity” did. Moreover, social support moderated the relationship between perceived uncontrollability and mental health symptoms. Conclusion In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to design mental health strategies and programs from a risk perception perspective (more mental health strategies should be delivered to build reasonable risk perception), while social support from family and friends may be protective to against depressive symptoms and PTSD symptoms. There is a demand for mental health intervention from a risk perception perspective.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 58%

Relationship Between Risk Perception, Social Support, and Mental Health Among General Chinese Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Liu¹,

Huang²,

et al. 2021

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“…Given that many Latinos place a high value on family, the strong association between family and mental health among this population has been well documented (Bostean, Andrade, & Viruell-Fuentes, 2019; Edwards & Lopez, 2006; Smokowski & Bacallao, 2007), and strong family bonds have been shown to have a protective role against the effects of stress on mental health among Latino populations (Raffaelli et al, 2013). For example, research examining a large representative Latino sample in the United States revealed that family cohesion, a unique dimension of family dynamics that describes the emotional bonding family members have toward one another (Olson, Russell, & Sprenkle, 1983), was associated with lower psychological distress (Rivera et al, 2008).…”

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Family dynamics moderate the impact of discrimination on wellbeing for Latino young adults.

Lazarevic¹,

Crovetto²,

Shapiro³

et al. 2021

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objectives: This study examined family dynamics as a moderator of the association between discrimination and both depression and life satisfaction for Latino youth. Specifically, we hypothesized that discrimination would have a negative impact on depression and life satisfaction. We also hypothesized that negative family dynamics would compound the negative impact of discrimination, whereas positive family dynamics would buffer against the impact of discrimination on depression and life satisfaction. Method: Participants were 229 Latino youth (Mage = 22.40, SD = 2.46, % female = 81.7) from a diverse region who completed measures of perceived discrimination, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and family relationship dynamics. Regression models were used to test both direct associations and moderation (i.e., interaction effects) between these variables. Results: Findings indicated that negative aspects of family dynamics marginally exacerbated the link between discrimination and depression and life satisfaction, and were also directly associated with these outcomes. Family positivity significantly moderated the association between discrimination and both depression and life satisfaction. However, positive aspects of family dynamics were only associated with more positive outcomes when discrimination was minimal to absent. Conclusions: Family dynamics moderated the association between discrimination and both depression and life satisfaction in Latino youth. However, family dynamics did not appear sufficient to buffer against the negative impact of discrimination, suggesting that even positive and cohesive families cannot buffer youth from discrimination. Marginal findings suggest that negative family dynamics compound the negative impact of discrimination. Implications for improving the mental health of Latino youth through targeting both discrimination and family dynamics are discussed.

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“…The perception that social support from family members and friends would be available if needed helps mental health because it softens the appraisal of the situation and prevents the cascading of negative stress responses ( Kawachi and Berkman, 2001 ). Family support is more important than friend support in reducing the deleterious effect of stressors on psychological distress ( Bostean et al., 2019 ). During the COVID-19 lockdown it is found that lower satisfaction with the support from the family may lead to higher self-reported distress ( Losada-Baltar et al., 2020 ).…”

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Subjective Distress about COVID-19 and Its Social Correlates: Empirical Evidence from Hubei Province of China

Zhou

Guo

2021

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Neighborhood stressors and psychological distress among U.S. Latinos: Measuring the protective effects of social support from family and friends

Cited by 31 publications

References 65 publications

Relationship Between Risk Perception, Social Support, and Mental Health Among General Chinese Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Relationship Between Risk Perception, Social Support, and Mental Health Among General Chinese Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Family dynamics moderate the impact of discrimination on wellbeing for Latino young adults.

Subjective Distress about COVID-19 and Its Social Correlates: Empirical Evidence from Hubei Province of China

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