María Pineros-Leano
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 907245 |
|---|---|
| NOME | María Pineros-Leano |
| PRENOMES | María |
| SOBRENOME | Pineros-Leano |
| ASSINATURA | PINEROS-LEANO M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Boston College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7057-8316 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 30 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
The role of sociocultural context in the mental health of Venezuelan crisis migrants
See me and hear me
Hispanic adolescents experience disproportionately high rates of mental health issues and face systemic barriers to accessing care, yet their perspectives remain underrepresented in research. Understanding how they define mental health is critical, as it shapes beliefs, priorities, and help-seeking behaviors. This study employed Photovoice, a community-based participatory research (CBPR) method, to explore Hispanic adolescents’ conceptualizations…
Brief interventions to support parents’ use of positive discipline and lessen use of harsh discipline strategies
Pre- and Post-Migration Religiosity and Mental Health Among Puerto Rican “Maria Migrants” on the United States Mainland
Integrating a culturally adapted mental health intervention within entrepreneurship training for displaced youth in Colombia
NCT05857722
Exploring outcomes between single and dual caregiver households participating in a parenting and family strengthening intervention in Rwanda
The Sugira Muryango intervention yielded similar outcomes across caregiver household types. Given its inclusive design and potential to deliver equitable benefits across diverse households settings in low-resource contexts, it offers a promising model for community-based interventions with important implications for scaling up similar programs
Navigating Crisis
Something lost, something gained
in the lives of Puerto Rican migrants: As they departed their homeland, they exchanged social connections, support networks, and the vibrant social fabric of Puerto Rico for the promise of economic stability, reduced crime, and enhanced prospects for themselves and their children in the United States. This study represents a crucial contribution to the understanding of Puerto Ricans who have embarked on the challenging journey of relocating in th…
Mental health of female Venezuelan migrant caregivers in Colombia
Background: The Venezuelan migrant crisis is the largest forced displacement in the Western Hemisphere. Venezuelan migrants face numerous challenges during the migration and resettlement process, negatively impacting their mental and physical health. Migrants who are caregivers face additional vulnerabilities and health needs, particularly women of reproductive age. However, there is limited research on the mental health of this population, inclu…
Acceptability of a culturally-adapted, evidence-based mental health intervention for Venezuelan migrant youth residing in Colombia
Approximately three million Venezuelan migrants (VMs) currently reside in Colombia. Many are in need of mental health services but face significant difficulties accessing services. To improve service access and engagement, we culturally adapted and pilot tested an evidence-based mental health intervention integrated within entrepreneurship training in a community setting for VM youth in Colombia. Using participatory research and qualitative metho…
The impact of cultural stress on family functioning among Puerto Rican displaced families and the effect on mental health
Hurricane María caused significant devastation on the island of Puerto Rico, impacting thousands of lives. Puerto Rican crisis migrant families faced stress related to displacement and relocation (cultural stress), often exhibited mental health symptoms, and experienced distress at the family level. Although cultural stress has been examined as an individual experience, little work has focused on the experience as a family. To address this gap, w…
The experience of cultural stress in the school system among Puerto Rican Hurricane María migrant families
Hurricane María prompted a large-scale migration from Puerto Rico to the United States. Among other changes, this entailed a disruption to youths' education and necessitated navigating a new educational system. While prior research indicates that school environments are important influences on migrant adolescents' behavioral health, the specific mechanisms of this influence remain underexplored. Guided by cultural stress theory, we conducted qual…
Breaking down barriers
Experiences of recently arrived Latinx immigrant caregivers during the Covid-19 pandemic
Cultural adaptation of an evidence-based intervention to address mental health among youth affected by armed conflict in Colombia
The YRI was successfully adapted for conflict-affected Colombian youth. Future studies using randomized designs are needed to test the effectiveness of the YRI for improving mental health among larger samples of Colombian conflict-affected youth
The Last Straw
Family interventions to improve mental, emotional, and behavioral health outcomes among Latinx youth
The impact of hurricane trauma and cultural stress on posttraumatic stress among hurricane Maria survivors relocated to the U.S. mainland
Findings underscore the importance of providing mental health and other psychosocial supports to hurricane survivors and evacuees beyond the immediate aftermath of the disaster, and the need to consider both premigration trauma and postmigration experiences in terms of the mental health of crisis migrant populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Validating the Negative Context of Reception Scale for Mainland Puerto Ricans
This study examined the extent to which the Negative Context of Reception Scale generates valid and reliable scores with Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria survivors. A sample of 319 adult Hurricane Maria survivors completed measures of the negative context of reception, discrimination, language stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms, optimism, and life satisfaction. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) indicated that the previously validated one-facto…
Mental health disparities in Latinx immigrant communities residing in the United States during Covid-19
Objectives: Studies have demonstrated that Latinx populations face significant health disparities in access to mental health care. The objective of this study was to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health needs of Latinx families, from the perspectives of direct service providers working with Latinx communities. Methods: Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted virtually with direct service providers to the …
Do Caregivers’ Health Conditions Impact Children’s Externalizing Behavior? The Roles of Caregivers’ Parenting Frustration and Family Cohesion
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Growth Trajectories
After Hurricane Maria
Traumatic experiences from the storm may predispose Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria survivors to perceive cultural stress on the U.S. mainland. In turn, cultural stressors may be associated with internalizing symptoms and alcohol problems. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Latinx immigrants and complex layers of trauma
Context Matters
I Don’t Have Time to Be Sad”
Maternal depression affects 10 percent to 17 percent of mothers in the United States. Women of color, particularly Latina women, may be at an elevated risk for adverse consequences of maternal depression. However, scant research addresses cultural experiences and perceptions of maternal depressive feelings. This study included interviews with 30 Latina immigrant mothers who were living in rural or small towns in the Midwest. Data were analyzed in…
Navigating Crisis
Racial Differences in Breastfeeding Initiation Among Participants in a Midwestern Public Health District
Purpose: Although variations in breastfeeding initiation are well documented, the contributing role of maternal race remains poorly understood, especially among the multiracial—two or more races—population. The purpose of this study is to examine differences in breastfeeding initiation among a racially and ethnically diverse population of low-income women. Methods: Participants for this study (n=1010) were enrolled in the supplemental nutrition p…
Vida Alegre
Bilingual social workers need specialized training to provide effective mental health services to Spanish-speaking Latinos. Ideally, this training should use the language in which the social workers plan to practice. This article describes an innovative two-semester course offered in Spanish that prepared advanced undergraduate and graduate students to use a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention (Vida Alegre). In the first semester, stu…
Association of Family Nutrition and Physical Activity with Preschooler’s Working Memory
Healthy eating and active lifestyles are associated with children's healthy weight and cognitive development. This study examines whether family behaviors relevant for nutrition and activity levels are associated with children's working memory, independent of their weight status. A convenience sample of child-caregiver dyads ( n = 85 dyads) were recruited from a public preschool serving a low-income community in central Mexico. Caregivers reporte…
Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Their Association with Breastfeeding and Child Weight Outcomes
Children of mothers with depressive symptoms are at a higher risk for psychosocial, behavioral, and developmental problems. However, the effects of maternal depression on children's physical growth are not well understood. To address the gaps in the literature, this study examined the association between maternal depressive symptoms, breastfeeding behaviors, and child weight outcomes. Data from 204 mother-child dyads who participated in the STRON…
I Don’t Have Time to Be Sad”
Maternal depression affects 10 percent to 17 percent of mothers in the United States. Women of color, particularly Latina women, may be at an elevated risk for adverse consequences of maternal depression. However, scant research addresses cultural experiences and perceptions of maternal depressive feelings. This study included interviews with 30 Latina immigrant mothers who were living in rural or small towns in the Midwest. Data were analyzed in…
Mental health disparities in Latinx immigrant communities residing in the United States during Covid-19
Objectives: Studies have demonstrated that Latinx populations face significant health disparities in access to mental health care. The objective of this study was to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health needs of Latinx families, from the perspectives of direct service providers working with Latinx communities. Methods: Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted virtually with direct service providers to the …
Do Caregivers’ Health Conditions Impact Children’s Externalizing Behavior? The Roles of Caregivers’ Parenting Frustration and Family Cohesion
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Growth Trajectories
After Hurricane Maria
Traumatic experiences from the storm may predispose Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria survivors to perceive cultural stress on the U.S. mainland. In turn, cultural stressors may be associated with internalizing symptoms and alcohol problems. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Latinx immigrants and complex layers of trauma
Context Matters
Family interventions to improve mental, emotional, and behavioral health outcomes among Latinx youth
The impact of hurricane trauma and cultural stress on posttraumatic stress among hurricane Maria survivors relocated to the U.S. mainland
Findings underscore the importance of providing mental health and other psychosocial supports to hurricane survivors and evacuees beyond the immediate aftermath of the disaster, and the need to consider both premigration trauma and postmigration experiences in terms of the mental health of crisis migrant populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Validating the Negative Context of Reception Scale for Mainland Puerto Ricans
This study examined the extent to which the Negative Context of Reception Scale generates valid and reliable scores with Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria survivors. A sample of 319 adult Hurricane Maria survivors completed measures of the negative context of reception, discrimination, language stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms, optimism, and life satisfaction. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) indicated that the previously validated one-facto…
The impact of cultural stress on family functioning among Puerto Rican displaced families and the effect on mental health
Hurricane María caused significant devastation on the island of Puerto Rico, impacting thousands of lives. Puerto Rican crisis migrant families faced stress related to displacement and relocation (cultural stress), often exhibited mental health symptoms, and experienced distress at the family level. Although cultural stress has been examined as an individual experience, little work has focused on the experience as a family. To address this gap, w…
The experience of cultural stress in the school system among Puerto Rican Hurricane María migrant families
Hurricane María prompted a large-scale migration from Puerto Rico to the United States. Among other changes, this entailed a disruption to youths' education and necessitated navigating a new educational system. While prior research indicates that school environments are important influences on migrant adolescents' behavioral health, the specific mechanisms of this influence remain underexplored. Guided by cultural stress theory, we conducted qual…
Breaking down barriers
Experiences of recently arrived Latinx immigrant caregivers during the Covid-19 pandemic
Cultural adaptation of an evidence-based intervention to address mental health among youth affected by armed conflict in Colombia
The YRI was successfully adapted for conflict-affected Colombian youth. Future studies using randomized designs are needed to test the effectiveness of the YRI for improving mental health among larger samples of Colombian conflict-affected youth
The Last Straw
Integrating a culturally adapted mental health intervention within entrepreneurship training for displaced youth in Colombia
NCT05857722
Exploring outcomes between single and dual caregiver households participating in a parenting and family strengthening intervention in Rwanda
The Sugira Muryango intervention yielded similar outcomes across caregiver household types. Given its inclusive design and potential to deliver equitable benefits across diverse households settings in low-resource contexts, it offers a promising model for community-based interventions with important implications for scaling up similar programs
Navigating Crisis
Something lost, something gained
in the lives of Puerto Rican migrants: As they departed their homeland, they exchanged social connections, support networks, and the vibrant social fabric of Puerto Rico for the promise of economic stability, reduced crime, and enhanced prospects for themselves and their children in the United States. This study represents a crucial contribution to the understanding of Puerto Ricans who have embarked on the challenging journey of relocating in th…
Mental health of female Venezuelan migrant caregivers in Colombia
Background: The Venezuelan migrant crisis is the largest forced displacement in the Western Hemisphere. Venezuelan migrants face numerous challenges during the migration and resettlement process, negatively impacting their mental and physical health. Migrants who are caregivers face additional vulnerabilities and health needs, particularly women of reproductive age. However, there is limited research on the mental health of this population, inclu…
Psychology (20 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (16 obras) · Medicine (14 obras) · Psychiatry (14 obras) · Sociology (14 obras) · Mental health (13 obras) · Gerontology (9 obras) · Developmental psychology (8 obras) · Geography (7 obras) · Immigration (7 obras)