| Title |
The Border Community and Immigration Stress Scale: A Preliminary Examination of a Community Responsive Measure in Two Southwest Samples
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10903-012-9600-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Scott C. Carvajal, Cecilia Rosales, Raquel Rubio-Goldsmith, Samantha Sabo, Maia Ingram, Debra Jean McClelland, Floribella Redondo, Emma Torres, Andrea J. Romero, Anna Ochoa O’Leary, Zoila Sanchez, Jill Guernsey de Zapien |
| Abstract |
Understanding contemporary socio-cultural stressors may assist educational, clinical and policy-level health promotion efforts. This study presents descriptive findings on a new measure, the border community and immigration stress scale. The data were from two community surveys as part of community based participatory projects conducted in the Southwestern US border region. This scale includes stressful experiences reflected in extant measures, with new items reflecting heightened local migration pressures and health care barriers. Stressors representing each main domain, including novel ones, were reported with frequency and at high intensity in the predominantly Mexican-descent samples. Total stress was also significantly associated with mental and physical health indicators. The study suggests particularly high health burdens tied to the experience of stressors in the US border region. Further, many of the stressors are also likely relevant for other communities within developed nations also experiencing high levels of migration. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 68 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 16% |
| Researcher | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 17 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 19 | 28% |
| Psychology | 17 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Unknown | 19 | 28% |
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