Ansiedad y Estres
Volume 21, Issue 2-3, 2015, Pages 143-156

Psychophysiological symptoms predictive of stress in mexican immigrants in Canada [Síntomas psicofisiológicos predictores del estrés en inmigrantes mexicanos en Canadá] (Article)

Pozos-Radillo B.E.* , Preciado-Serrano L. , Plascencia-Campos A.
  • a Facultad Universidad de Guadalajara México, Mexico
  • b Facultad Universidad de Guadalajara México, Mexico
  • c Facultad Universidad de Guadalajara México, Mexico

Abstract

Emigration is a stress-related phenomenon that is manifested depending on the losses perceived when leaving one’s own country of origin. This article reports the relationship between perceived stress and psychophysiological symptoms, age, gender and years of residence of Mexican immigrants living in Edmonton, Canada. Two hundred and thirty seven randomly selected immigrants were surveyed during the year 2013. A relationship was found between perceived stress and physical symptoms (cold hands and feet, neck and backaches, and fatigue), psychological symptoms (feeling depressed, anxiety and insomnia), and female gender. Assessing the symptomology of perceived stress in immigrants’ health, work, finance, family and social and environmental settings may offer an opportunity for efficient intervention. © 2015: de los Editores de Ansiedad y Estrés.

Author Keywords

Physiological stress Im migration Emigration Gender Mexico Canada

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85000398934&partnerID=40&md5=d0a870eaaad37de4e89c12af30a97bc0
ISSN: 11347937
Cited by: 1
Original Language: Spanish