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A Modified Trier Social Stress Test for Vulnerable Mexican American Adolescents
Published on: July 10, 2017
Immigrants from Mexico experience serious behavioral and psychiatric problems at far lower rates than US-born
Christopher P Salas-Wright1, Michael G Vaughn2, Trenette Clark Goings3
1School of Social Work, Boston University, 264 Bay State Rd, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. cpsw@bu.edu.
Purpose:
To examine the prevalence of self-reported criminal and violent behavior, substance use disorders, and mental disorders among Mexican immigrants vis-à-vis the US born.
Methods:
Study findings are based on national data collected between 2012 and 2013. Binomial logistic regression was employed to examine the relationship between immigrant status and behavioral/psychiatric outcomes.
Results:
Mexican immigrants report substantially lower levels of criminal and violent behaviors, substance use disorders, and mental disorders compared to US-born individuals.
Conclusion:
While some immigrants from Mexico have serious behavioral and psychiatric problems, Mexican immigrants in general experience such problems at far lower rates than US-born individuals.
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