The Role of Close Relationships in the Mental and Physical Health of Latino Americans

The biobehavioral family model (BBFM) is a model that explains the connections between family relationships and mental and physical health. This model may be especially useful for modeling the connections between family relationships and health for Latinos. Using data from the National Latino and As...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Family relations 2015-04, Vol.64 (2), p.319-331
Main Authors: Priest, Jacob B., Woods, Sarah B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Americans
Anatomy
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Asian Americans
biopsychosocial
Child Welfare
Chronic Illness
Chronic illnesses
Depression (Psychology)
Diseases
Emotional Response
Emotions
Ethnic Groups
Family
Family Environment
Family Involvement
Family relations
Family Relationship
Health
Health Behavior
Hispanic Americans
Latinos(as)
Mental depression
Mental Disorders
Mental Health
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Physical Health
Predictor Variables
Psychiatry
Psychological Patterns
romantic relationships
Stimuli
Systems Approach
U.S.A
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The biobehavioral family model (BBFM) is a model that explains the connections between family relationships and mental and physical health. This model may be especially useful for modeling the connections between family relationships and health for Latinos. Using data from the National Latino and Asian American Study, this study tested two models of the BBFM: one using family emotional climate as the predictor variable (N = 2,554) and a second investigating the effects of romantic partner emotional climate as the predictor variable (n = 1,559). The moderating effects of nativity were also tested. Results indicated that as negative family emotional climate worsened, biobehavioral reactivity worsened, and as biobehavioral reactivity became more problematic, disease activity became more severe. The same pattern was found for romantic partner emotional climate. Findings suggest group differences between U.S.-born and foreign-born Latinos. Results highlight the applicability of the BBFM for Latino American adults.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.1111/fare.12110