Acculturation and Stress in a Low-Income Puerto Rican Community

In this study, the acculturative stress experienced by Puerto Rican migrants to the urban U.S. is examined. Acculturative stress is defined as length of residence in a novel cultural environment while lacking psychosocial resources to support adaptation to that environment. In a sample of 67 patient...

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Published in:Journal of human stress 1982-09, Vol.8 (3), p.32-38
Main Authors: Dressler, William W., Bernal, Henrietta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
acculturative stress
Aging
Connecticut
ethnomedical beliefs
health status
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Humans
Medicine, Traditional
psychosocial resources
Puerto Rican culture
Puerto Rico - ethnology
Self Disclosure
Social Support
Stress, Psychological - economics
Stress, Psychological - education
Stress, Psychological - etiology
Time Factors
Urban Health
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Summary:In this study, the acculturative stress experienced by Puerto Rican migrants to the urban U.S. is examined. Acculturative stress is defined as length of residence in a novel cultural environment while lacking psychosocial resources to support adaptation to that environment. In a sample of 67 patients seen in a public health nursing agency, it was found that acculturative stress was associated with poorer health status, more behavioral problems, and higher levels of ethnomedical belief. The implications of these results for research on stress and adaptation are discussed.
ISSN:0097-840X
DOI:10.1080/0097840X.1982.9936112