Title
Gender Differences In Psychological Distress Among Latin American Immigrants To The Canary Islands
Keywords
Gender; Hispanics; Immigrants; Psychological distress
Abstract
We compared gender differences in rates and correlates of psychological distress among Latin American immigrants to the Canary Islands, Spain. Immigrant men (n∈=∈150) and women (n∈=∈150) completed questionnaires about demographic and migration characteristics, immigration demands, and psychological distress. Women reported more distress and immigration demands related to loss and occupation than men. For women, not being employed full time and immigration demands related to loss, novelty, occupation, and language were significantly related to distress. For men, living with children/grandchildren and immigration demands related to novelty and not feeling at home were significantly related to distress. Study findings suggest that women are at higher risk for psychological distress and that sources of psychological distress are gender specific. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Publication Date
7-1-2008
Publication Title
Sex Roles
Volume
59
Issue
1-2
Number of Pages
107-118
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-008-9418-2
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
47249149304 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/47249149304
STARS Citation
Aroian, Karen J.; Norris, Anne E.; González De Chávez Fernández, María Asunción; and García Averasturi, Lourdes M., "Gender Differences In Psychological Distress Among Latin American Immigrants To The Canary Islands" (2008). Scopus Export 2000s. 9994.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/9994