Abstract
Little is known about the impact of sociocultural stressors such as acculturative stress on self-rated health among Hispanics. We aimed to examine (a) associations between acculturative stress and self-rated health, and (b) the moderating effects of the community of settlement (i.e., Maricopa County, AZ and Miami-Dade County, FL) and social support on the association between acculturative stress and self-rated health. A hierarchical multiple regression model and moderation analyses were conducted using a cross-sectional sample of 200 Hispanic emerging adults from Arizona and Florida. Findings indicate that higher levels of pressure to acculturate are associated with lower levels of self-rated health. Community of settlement functioned as a moderator whereby pressure to acculturate was only associated with lower levels of self-rated health in Maricopa County. Lastly, a three-way interaction indicated that emotional social support mitigated the association between pressure to acculturate and self-rated health in Maricopa County. This study highlights the importance of accounting for community of settlement when examining associations between acculturative stress and health-related outcomes. A finding that may have implications for interventions is that social support may help to counteract the effects of acculturative stress.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1382-1391 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2023 |
Keywords
- Acculturation stress
- Coping
- Latinos
- Perceive health
- Stress buffering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health