TY - JOUR
KW - cultural background
KW - Immigrants
KW - Predictors
KW - Stress
AU - Edurne Elgorriaga Astondoa
AU - Ainara Arnoso Martínez
AU - Cristina Martínez-Taboada Kutz
AB - The aim of this study is to analyze the level and predictive factors of perceived stress of iinmigrants, as well as to study the relationship between stress and psychological symptoms. The sample is composed of 405 women and men from Latin America and the Maghreb (age: M = 33,71; SD = 8,82), and 306 natives (age: M = 44,76; SD = 18,21), The questionnaire includes questions about the migration process, perceived stress (PSS-14) and psychological symptoms (PRIME-MD), Results show moderate levels of stress. Immigrants from the Maghreb show greater stress than Latin American immigrants and natives. The acculturation stress hypothesis explains the stress levels of Maghrebian immigrants. The health immigrant paradox was plausible in the case of Latin American immigrants. The relationship between stress, the different symptoms and the predictors of stress was different in each group. The results show the importance of access to socioeconomic resources to ensure social autonomy and the importance to promote positive relationships between immigrants and natives.
IS - 2-3
M3 - Journal Article
N1 - Copyright - © 2014, Editores de Ansiedad y Estrés<br/><br/>Fecha de revisión - 20150810<br/><br/>Número de referencias - 70<br/><br/>Última actualización - 2016-11-19<br/><br/>SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Anxiety<br/>2834 2835 2842 553 8698 ; Immigration<br/>4161 8024 8698 ; Stress<br/>8313 8698 ; Latinos/Latinas<br/>4686 7077 8698 ; 8453 8698
N2 - The aim of this study is to analyze the level and predictive factors of perceived stress of iinmigrants, as well as to study the relationship between stress and psychological symptoms. The sample is composed of 405 women and men from Latin America and the Maghreb (age: M = 33,71; SD = 8,82), and 306 natives (age: M = 44,76; SD = 18,21), The questionnaire includes questions about the migration process, perceived stress (PSS-14) and psychological symptoms (PRIME-MD), Results show moderate levels of stress. Immigrants from the Maghreb show greater stress than Latin American immigrants and natives. The acculturation stress hypothesis explains the stress levels of Maghrebian immigrants. The health immigrant paradox was plausible in the case of Latin American immigrants. The relationship between stress, the different symptoms and the predictors of stress was different in each group. The results show the importance of access to socioeconomic resources to ensure social autonomy and the importance to promote positive relationships between immigrants and natives.
PB - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés
PY - 2014
SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937
SP - 143
EP - 163
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - Study on perceived stress within Latin American and Maghrebian immigrant populations
VL - 20
ER -