Stress Resilience Among Border Mexican American Women

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6064446
AutoresBobby Guinn (The University of Texas-Pan American), Vern Vincent (0009-0000-8750-6538, The University of Texas-Pan American), Donna Dugas (The University of Texas-Pan American)
Año2009
Volumen31
Número2
Páginas228-243
Fecha de publicación2009-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0739986309332003
OpenAlexW2105974863
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas44

The purpose of this study was to identify factors distinguishing Mexican American women living near the U.S.-Mexican border who are resilient to the experience of stress from those who are not. The study sample consisted of 418 participants ranging in age from 20 to 61 years. Data were gathered through a self-report survey instrument composed of items assessing stress vulnerability, acculturation, health, physical activity, education, and marital status. Descriptive discriminant analysis was used to determine which variables made the greatest contribution in discerning between stress-resistant and stress-susceptible women. The results indicated that higher educational attainment, greater acculturation, better health status, and marriage differentiated between those women reporting themselves resilient to the effects of stress and those reporting being vulnerable. These results have implications for stress resilience promotion among this population group

Acculturation · Descriptive statistics · Educational attainment · Environmental health · Geography · Immigration · Marital status · Political science · Population · Psychological resilience · Sociology · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Gerontology