Acculturation and ataque de nervios in a community sample

社区样本中的文化适应和紧张情绪

基本信息

批准号：
7503392
负责人：
Carmela Alcantara
金额：
$ 1.56万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2008
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2008-01-01 至 2009-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Given that Latinos represent one of the fastest growing minority groups in the contemporary US, studies aimed at elucidating conceptualizations and experiences of distress are undeniably relevant for a culturally competent professional psychology best suited to an increasingly diverse America. To reduce the burden of mental illness for all Americans, it is essential that the culture-specific modes of conceptualizing and experiencing anxiety are investigated and understood. Ataque de nervios is identified as a major affective illness comorbid with depression and anxiety in various Latina/o communities, with high prevalence rates found among women in their mid-twenties to early sixties (Guarnaccia, DeLaCancela, & Carrillo, 1989). Through the use of quantitative and qualitative methods this project explores the interplay between acculturation, ataque de nervios, and psychopathology in a Mexican/Mexican-American adult female community sample. This interdisciplinary project has four aims: 1) to examine the extent to which level of acculturation predicts ataque de nervios as an explanation of emotional distress; 2) to investigate the degreeto which expression of prototypical ataque de nervios symptoms is dependent on level of acculturation; 3) to explore the extent to which acculturation and individual acculturative domains predict endorsement of ataque de nervios symptoms and/or psychopathology; and 4) to learn about conceptions of nervios and ataque de nervios in relation to acculturation. [Participants will be recruited from a local community program. All members will be pre-screened for psychological distress using the Spanish versionjof .the BSI. Only. Mexican/Mexican-rAmerican participants with moderate to high levels of psychological distress will be eligible for further participation. First, all participants (N = 75) will be administered the SCID (a clinician-administered diagnostic interview), and two acculturation measures (AMAS-ZABB and SMAS). Second, a qualitative interview (EMIC) that explores categories of nervios will be administered. Regression analyses and thematic content analysis will be used accordingly to analyze the data. About 20% of US Americans experience mental illness in a given year. The significant rise of Latinos living in the US (both US citizens and foreign-born) demands that experiences of mental illness are explored in populations at risk for physical and psychological distress due to significant stressors related to discrimination, poverty, migration etc. To promote healthy living for all US Americans, more information is needed about how Latinas experience distress and its relation to depression (a leading cause of disability and contributing factor in suicide).

描述（由申请人提供）：鉴于拉丁美洲人代表了当代美国增长最快的少数群体之一，旨在阐明概念化和困扰经历的研究无可否认地与具有文化胜任的专业心理学相关，最适合美国日益多样化的美国。为了减轻所有美国人的精神疾病负担，必须研究和理解概念化和体验焦虑的文化特定方式。在各种拉丁裔/O社区中，Ataque de Nervios被确定为一种主要的情感疾病和抑郁症和焦虑症，在二十多岁至六十年代初的女性中发现了高患病率（Guarnaccia，Delacancela，＆Carrillo，＆Carrillo，1989）。通过使用定量和定性方法，该项目探讨了墨西哥/墨西哥裔美国人成年女性社区样本中适应性，Ataque de Nervios和心理病理学之间的相互作用。这个跨学科的项目具有四个目的：1）研究适应水平的程度，将其预测为情绪困扰的解释； 2）调查了degreeto典型的神经症状症状的表达取决于适应水平； 3）探索适应性和个人适应性领域的程度，可以预测对神经性症状和/或心理病理学的认可； 4）了解与适应性有关的神经和神经疗法的概念。 [参与者将从当地社区计划中招募。所有成员将使用西班牙版本的BSI进行预先筛选，以应对心理困扰。仅有的。具有中度至高度心理困扰的墨西哥/墨西哥 - 罗米erican参与者将有资格进一步参与。首先，所有参与者（n = 75）将被管理SCID（临床医生管理的诊断访谈）和两项适应措施（AMAS-ZABB和SMAS）。其次，将管理探索神经类别的定性访谈（EMIC）。回归分析和主题内容分析将相应地用于分析数据。在给定的一年中，约有20％的美国人患有精神疾病。 The significant rise of Latinos living in the US (both US citizens and foreign-born) demands that experiences of mental illness are explored in populations at risk for physical and psychological distress due to significant stressors related to discrimination, poverty, migration etc. To promote healthy living for all US Americans, more information is needed about how Latinas experience distress and its relation to depression (a leading cause of disability and contributing factor in suicide).