Subjective Social Status, Mental and Psychosocial Health, and Birth Weight Differences in Mexican–American and Mexican Immigrant Women

Fleuriet, K. Jill; Sunil, Thankam

doi:10.1007/s10903-015-0178-0

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“…Although, local SSS was reduced in unemployed individuals and in individuals with lower income, there was no effect of local SSS on mental health. In contrast, prior research showed that local SSS was associated with mental health outcomes such as depressive symptoms48–51 and perceived stress 52,53. One possible explanation for the result in this study could be that unemployed individuals tend to evaluate their position using objective status indices such as income and employment status.…”

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<p>Unemployment and mental health in the German population: the role of subjective social status</p>

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Purpose Subjective social status (SSS) reflects individuals’ perceived position in a social hierarchy. Low SSS is associated with several mental health impairments. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine if unemployed individuals report lower SSS in Germany (national SSS) and lower SSS in their social community (local SSS) than employed individuals. Moreover, the relationship between unemployment, SSS, and mental health was examined. Patients and methods 113 unemployed and 1117 employed individuals from a representative German panel provided information on their national and local SSS, their monthly income and their mental health. SSS was assessed with the German version of the MacArthur Scales. Mental health was measured using the mental component scale (MCS) of the SF-12. Results Unemployed individuals reported significantly lower national SSS, local SSS and mental health compared to employed participants. Mediational analyses suggest that the negative effect of employment status on mental health was explained via a reduction of national SSS. Local SSS did not mediate the association of employment status and mental health. Conclusion Unemployment is associated with lower SSS and reduced mental health. The perceived position relative to others in the country (ie, national SSS) mediates the association between employment status and mental health.

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<p>Unemployment and mental health in the German population: the role of subjective social status</p>

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“…Higher subjective social status, as measured by the MacArthur Scale, increased the odds of having a baby with normal or higher birth weight in both Mexican American and Mexican immigrant women (Fleuriet and Sunil ). Subjective social status than other psychosocial variables was a better predictor in regression models of having a baby with normal or higher birth weight in both Mexican American and Mexican immigrant women (Fleuriet and Sunil ). Importantly, however, subjective social status was not significantly correlated with low birth weight in either group.…”

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“…Importantly, however, subjective social status was not significantly correlated with low birth weight in either group. This distinction is likely due to the statistically significant different correlations between subjective social status, depression, self‐esteem, perceived social stress, and pregnancy‐related anxiety in Mexican American and Mexican immigrant women (Fleuriet and Sunil , ). Specifically, subjective social status in Mexican American women correlated with each of the other psychosocial health variables, but it only correlated with self‐esteem in Mexican immigrant women.…”

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“…We have previously argued that ideas about pregnancy and motherhood that impact stress perceptions are significantly different between pregnant Mexican immigrant and Mexican American women. Stress itself has consistently been linked to low birth weight (Dunkel Schetter and Lobel ), and levels of perceived social stress are significantly different in Mexican American women and Mexican immigrant women (Fleuriet and Sunil , ).…”

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Stress, Pregnancy, and Motherhood: Implications for Birth Weights in the Borderlands of Texas

Fleuriet

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2016

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We argue that changes over time in how ideas of stress are incorporated into understandings of pregnancy and motherhood among Mexican immigrant women living in the United States may affect the documented increase of low birth weight infants born to those women. Stress has consistently been linked to low birth weight, and pregnant Mexican American and Mexican immigrant women differ in levels of perceived social stress. What is lacking is an explanation for these differences. We utilize a subset of 36 ethnographic interviews with pregnant immigrant women from northern Mexico and Mexican Americans living in south Texas to demonstrate how meanings of pregnancy and motherhood increasingly integrate notions of stress the longer immigrant Mexican women live in the United States. We situate our results within anthropological and sociological research on motherhood in the United States and Mexico, anthropological research in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, and interdisciplinary research on Hispanic rates of low birth weight.

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“…Research on resilience among Latina women has often been framed as seeking explanations for the observed 'Latina Birth Paradox,' the observation that despite high average levels of poverty, low education and discrimination, Latina women, particularly first-generation immigrants, show low rates of adverse birth outcomes overall (Becerra et al, 1991;Fleuriet & Sunil, 2015). Previous quantitative researchers have considered social support, spirituality, strong family bonds, cross-border ties and living in ethnic enclaves as promoting resilience among pregnant Latina women (Bender & Castro, 2000;Hunter-Hernández et al, 2015;Perreira et al, 2018;de la Rosa et al, 2016;Torres et al, 2016).…”

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Perceptions of stress and resilience among Latina women enrolled in prenatal care in Metro Atlanta through an ecosocial lens

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Stress across the life course is highly prevalent, particularly among immigrant and racial/ethnic minority women who face adversities associated with structural and interpersonal racism. Understanding how women perceive and describe stress and resilience can provide cultural context to inform interventions to improve health among pregnant women facing adversity. The goal of this project was to examine how external stressors and coping strategies prior to and during pregnancy are reflected in Latina women's narratives about their lives through an Ecosocial framework. This mixed methods research study explores pregnant Latina women's psychosocial wellbeing before and during pregnancy based on Ecosocial theory. We conducted 111 surveys with Latina women receiving prenatal care in Atlanta, Georgia in 2017-2018.We conducted 24 in-depth interviews, chosen purposively from survey respondents, collecting narratives of stress and resilience over the course of pregnancy. We purposively sampled equal numbers of women who did and did not report an ongoing stressor in the survey. The survey and interview guide were focused on domains of stress, psychosocial being, coping and resilience. The majority of survey participants spoke Spanish (86%) and were born in Mexico (42%) or Guatemala (27%). Less than half (37%) reported ongoing stress, most commonly from a loved one's illness or work-related problem. The majority of women felt they should control emotional responses to external stressors during pregnancy to protect their baby's health.Women described motherhood and previous challenges as sources of maturity and improved coping. Familial financial and emotional support were perceived as critical to women's successful coping.

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Subjective Social Status, Mental and Psychosocial Health, and Birth Weight Differences in Mexican–American and Mexican Immigrant Women

Cited by 10 publications

References 49 publications

<p>Unemployment and mental health in the German population: the role of subjective social status</p>

<p>Unemployment and mental health in the German population: the role of subjective social status</p>

Stress, Pregnancy, and Motherhood: Implications for Birth Weights in the Borderlands of Texas

Perceptions of stress and resilience among Latina women enrolled in prenatal care in Metro Atlanta through an ecosocial lens

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