Unraveling Familism and Depressive Symptoms among Dominican Women: A Multidimensional Analysis.

Autor: Mendoza-Grey S; Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, 722 W 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA. sm3482@columbia.edu., Flórez KR; Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Health Sciences Department, City University of New York, 55 W. 125th Street, New York, NY, 10027, USA., Abraído-Lanza AF; School of Social Work, Columbia University, 1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of immigrant and minority health [J Immigr Minor Health] 2024 Dec; Vol. 26 (6), pp. 1039-1045. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 31.
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-024-01620-7
Abstrakt: Familism is a multidimensional construct that includes familial support. However, limited research examines whether the sub-components of familism equally contribute to mental health and whether familism protects against depression beyond social support. To address these gaps, we test associations between the multidimensional components of familism (familial support, familial obligations, family as referents) and social support with depressive symptoms among immigrant Dominican women in New York City. We tested associations between the multidimensional components of familism, specifically, familial support, familial obligations, and family as referents (Sabogal et al., 1987), as well as social support, with depressive symptoms among 419 women. Multiple regression analysis indicated that whereas familial support predicted decreases in depressive symptoms (β = - 0.15), family obligations, and family as referents did not. However, only social support predicted decreased depressive symptoms (β= - 0.18) when accounting for covariates and familism subscales. Controlling for covariates, age predicted decreased depressive symptoms (β = - 0.19), whereas self-rated poor health exhibited the inverse effect (β = 0.17). These findings highlight the need for a nuanced understanding of familism, social support, and the association of cultural and demographic values on Latina mental health. These results illustrate the need for further analysis of social support and the multiple components of the familism construct.
Competing Interests: Declarations. Conflict of Interest: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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