语言偏好及其在应对压力的温和作用:西班牙裔社区健康研究/拉丁裔研究
Morgan Gianola1, Maria M Llabre1, Linda C Gallo2
1University of Miami, Department of Psychology.
概括
压力影响心脏代谢疾病. 语言偏好影响了这种联系,西班牙语说者表现出更强烈的压力-COPD联系,而英语说者则有更多与压力相关的酒精使用.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 压力是心脏代谢疾病的已知危险因素,如冠心病和糖尿病.
- 语言影响情绪调节和压力评估,这可能解释了压力与疾病联系的种族差异.
研究的目的:
- 调查语言偏好 (西班牙语与英语) 与压力对西班牙裔/拉丁裔成年人的健康影响之间的关联.
- 检查压力与风险因素和慢性疾病的关系,将语言视为调节者.
主要方法:
- 在西班牙裔社区健康研究/拉丁裔研究的社会文化辅助研究中利用了5154名西班牙裔/拉丁裔成年人的数据.
- 通过对慢性压力,感知压力和不良童年经历进行因子分析,计算出一个复合压力变量.
- 使用回归分析控制社会人口统计学因素,考虑复杂的调查设计和采样权重.
主要成果:
- 较高的综合性压力评分与增加的风险因素 (酒精使用,吸烟,BMI,抑郁症状) 和冠状动脉疾病,糖尿病和COPD的患病率相关.
- 压力和COPD之间的关联在偏爱西班牙语的成年人中与偏爱英语的成年人相比显著更强.
- 喜欢英语的人在压力和饮酒之间有更强烈的联系.
结论:
- 在西班牙裔/拉丁裔成年人中,语言偏好改变了压力和特定健康结果 (包括COPD和酒精使用) 之间的关系.
- 这些发现有助于理解西班牙裔健康悖论以及文化因素在健康差异中的作用.
- 结果可以为针对性干预提供信息,以解决西班牙裔/拉丁裔人口的健康差异.
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