Fear of Deportation and Associations with Mental Health Among Michigan Residents of Middle EasternNorth African Descent

Autor: Paul J, Fleming, Minal R, Patel, Molly, Green, Madiha, Tariq, Asraa, Alhawli, Nadia, Syed, Ali, Ali, Elizabeth, Bacon, Stefanie, Goodell, Alyssa, Smith, Diane, Harper, Kenneth, Resnicow
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: Journal of immigrant and minority health.
ISSN: 1557-1920
Popis: Anti-immigrant rhetoric and immigration policy enforcement in the United States over the last 2 decades has increased attention to fear of deportation as a determinant of poor health. We describe its association with mental health outcomes among Middle East and North African (MENA) residents of Michigan. Using a convenience sample of MENA residents in Michigan (n = 397), we conducted bivariate and multiple variable regression to describe the prevalence of deportation worry and examine the relationship between deportation worry and depressive symptoms (PHQ-4 scores). We found that 33% of our sample worried a loved one will be deported. Deportation worry was associated with worse mental health (p 0.01). Immigration policies are health policies and deportation worry impacts mental and behavioral health.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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