International Migration Review
Volume 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 236-262

Acculturation and acculturation stress: A social-epidemiological approach to Mexican migrant farmworkers' health (Article)

Finch B.K.* , Frank R. , Vega W.A.
  • a RAND Corporation, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405, United States
  • b Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
  • c Robert Wood Johnson Med. Sch.-UMDNJ, Piscataway, NJ 08854-5625, United States

Abstract

Utilizing a cluster sampling design to maximize representativeness, we look at the health effects of acculturation and acculturation stressors among 1,001 adult migrant farmworkers in Fresno, California. Using self-ratings of mental and physical health as well as the CES-D depression scale, we find that the amount of time one spends in the United States, the level of English-language usage, as well as the intensity of acculturation stresses that one reports, are all related to declines in health. In addition, acculturation stress has more deleterious effects on self-rated health (both physical and mental) among the more highly acculturated. © 2004 by the Center for Migration Studies of New York.

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Index Keywords

California Acculturation health status Fresno agricultural worker North America United States immigrant population
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ISSN: 01979183
Cited by: 61
Original Language: English