Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 379-385

The role of social support and acculturative stress in health-related quality of life among day laborers in Northern San Diego (Article)

Salgado H.* , Castañeda S.F. , Talavera G.A. , Lindsay S.P.
  • a Joint Program in Public Health (Global Health), San Diego State/University of California, Hardy Tower 119, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182-4162, United States, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, University of California, 9245 Sky Park Court, San Diego, CA 92123, United States, Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH), 9245 Sky Park Court, San Diego, CA 92123-4311, United States
  • b Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH), 9245 Sky Park Court, San Diego, CA 92123-4311, United States, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
  • c Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH), 9245 Sky Park Court, San Diego, CA 92123-4311, United States, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
  • d Institute for Public Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 6505 Alvarado Road, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

There is evidence to suggest that Latino day laborers experience higher levels of acculturative stress than Latinos in employment sectors in the US. Given the stress-buffering role that social support plays in minimizing the negative physical and mental health outcomes of stress, this study examined this relationship in a sample of 70 Latino Day laborers in the northern San Diego area (100% male, mean age = 27.7, SD = 9.1). Results from multivariate regression analyses showed that there was a significant interaction effect between social support and acculturative stress (P = 0.025) on physical health, indicating that higher levels of social support buffered the negative effects of acculturative stress on physical health. Acculturative stress and social support were not associated with mental health status. Overall, these findings suggest that fostering social support may be an essential strategy for promoting health among Latino male day laborers. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011.

Author Keywords

Latino Social support Migrants Acculturative stress Day laborers Undocumented

Index Keywords

regression analysis psychological aspect health care policy mental health human middle aged statistics Stress, Psychological mental stress Statistics as Topic social support Hispanic Americans quality of life Young Adult United States Humans workplace Hispanic Adolescent California male Acculturation female risk factor Risk Factors Multivariate Analysis cultural factor Psychometrics psychometry Article adult migration Health Policy occupational health Transients and Migrants
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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9568-0
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 23
Original Language: English