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  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Undocumented Hispanic immigrants face unique stressors impacting mental health.
  • Coping strategies are crucial for managing stress and preventing depression.
  • Existing research on coping and depression may not fully apply to this population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine coping strategies used by undocumented Hispanic immigrants.
  • To investigate the relationship between coping strategies and depression in this group.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study design.
  • Community sample of 122 self-identified undocumented Hispanics.
  • Utilized questionnaires to measure coping strategies (problem-focused, active-emotional, avoidant-emotional) and depression.

Main Results:

  • Prayer and meditation (problem-focused), seeking comfort (active-emotional), and positive reframing (active-emotional) were frequently used coping strategies.
  • Contrary to hypotheses, both problem-focused and active-emotional coping were positively associated with depression.
  • Problem-focused coping explained additional variance in depression beyond active-emotional coping.

Conclusions:

  • The study reveals a counterintuitive positive relationship between common coping strategies and depression among undocumented Hispanic immigrants.
  • The persistent and often insoluble nature of stressors faced by this population may explain these findings.
  • Further research is needed to understand culturally specific and effective mental health interventions for undocumented immigrants.