Latino/a Depression and Smoking

An Analysis Through the Lenses of Culture, Gender, and Ethnicity

Bibliographic Data

ID8076192
AuthorsElma I Lorenzo-Blanco (Departments of Psychology and Women's Studies University of Michigan 48109-1043 Ann Arbor MI USA), Elma I Lorenzo‐Blanco (0000-0002-1189-5562, Departments of Psychology and Women's Studies University of Michigan 48109-1043 Ann Arbor MI USA, corresponding author), Lilia M Cortina (0000-0002-7991-4504, Departments of Psychology and Women's Studies University of Michigan 48109-1043 Ann Arbor MI USA)
Year2012
Volume51
Issue3-4
Pages332-346
Publication date2012-09-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1007/s10464-012-9553-3
PMID22956250
OpenAlexW2012970630
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited36

Rates of major depressive disorder (MDD) and cigarette smoking increase with Latino/a acculturation, but this varies by gender and ethnic subgroup. We investigated how lived experiences (i.e., discrimination, family conflict, family cohesion, familismo) clustered together in the everyday lives of Latina/os. We further examined associations of cluster profile and Latino/a subgroup with MDD and smoking, and tested whether gender moderated these associations. Data came from the National Latino Asian American Study, which included 2,554 Latino/as (48 % female; mean age = 38.02 years). K-means cluster analysis revealed six profiles of experience, which varied by gender and socio-cultural characteristics. Proportionately more women than men were in groups with problematic family lives. Acculturated Latino/as were disproportionately represented in profiles reporting frequent discrimination, family conflict, and a lack of shared family values and cohesion. Profiles characterized by high discrimination and family problems also predicted elevated risk for MDD and smoking. Findings suggest that Latino/a acculturation comes jointly with increased discrimination, increased family conflict, and reduced family cohesion and shared family values, exacerbating risk for MDD and smoking. This research on pathways to depression and smoking can inform the development of targeted assessment, prevention, and intervention strategies, tailored to the needs of Latino/as

Acculturation · Cluster (spacecraft · Depression (economics · Ethnic group · Health psychology · Intervention (counseling · Major depressive disorder · Psychiatry · Public health · Sociology · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Clinical Psychology · Demography

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