Assuntos

Humanos , Estresse Psicológico/terapia , Estresse Psicológico/educação

RESUMO

In this study, the acculturative stress experienced by Puerto Rican migrants to the urban U.S. is examined. Acculturative stress is defined as length of residence in a novel cultural environment while lacking psychosocial resources to support adaptation to that environment. In a sample of 67 patients seen in a public health nursing agency, it was found that acculturative stress was associated with poorer health status, more behavioral problems, and higher levels of ethnomedical belief. The implications of these results for research on stress and adaptation are discussed.

Assuntos

Aculturação , Estresse Psicológico/etiologia , Envelhecimento , Connecticut , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Humanos , Medicina Tradicional , Porto Rico/etnologia , Autorrevelação , Apoio Social , Estresse Psicológico/economia , Estresse Psicológico/educação , Fatores de Tempo , Saúde da População Urbana