Stress and Allostatic Load Among Latina/os: Evidence from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latina/os
| Autor: | Michael D. Niño, Yolanda Z. Chavez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
030505 public health Epidemiology Public health Stressor Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Ethnic group Allostatic load 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Latina o Stress (linguistics) Community health medicine Chronic stress 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science Psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 23:895-903 |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 1557-1912 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10903-021-01175-x |
| Popis: | We investigated associations between measures of environmental and psychological stress (i.e., chronic stress and perceived stress) and allostatic load across gender. We also tested whether other important intersectional factors, such as ethnic background and nativity, moderated stress–allostatic load relationships. Data were drawn from the Hispanic Community Health Study/ Study of Latina/os, a representative, multi-ethnic sample of Latina/os living in four urban communities. The final analytic sample consisted of 3848 Latina/os from five ethnic groups: Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, and South/ Central American. Findings indicate greater chronic and perceived stress were significantly associated with allostatic load for males but not for females. We also find, in some cases, ethnic background and nativity moderated relationships between types of stress and allostatic load for males. Findings suggest that environmental and psychological stressors can potentially shape health profiles of Latino males, with important differences across ethnic background and nativity. |
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