Abstract
Purpose: Latino farmworkers are a vulnerable population who confront multiple threats to their mental health. Informed by the stress-process model of psychiatric disorder, the goal of this paper is to determine primary and context-specific stressors of poor mental health among Latino farmworkers.
Methods: Structured interview data were obtained from farmworkers (N = 69) in 6 counties in eastern and western North Carolina.
Findings: Results indicated that a substantial number of farmworkers have poor mental health, as indicated by elevated depressive symptoms (52.2%) and anxiety (16.4%). Results also indicated that each mental health outcome had different predictors.
Conclusion: Addressing the mental health issues of farmworkers requires a comprehensive, multifaceted approach.
Methods: Structured interview data were obtained from farmworkers (N = 69) in 6 counties in eastern and western North Carolina.
Findings: Results indicated that a substantial number of farmworkers have poor mental health, as indicated by elevated depressive symptoms (52.2%) and anxiety (16.4%). Results also indicated that each mental health outcome had different predictors.
Conclusion: Addressing the mental health issues of farmworkers requires a comprehensive, multifaceted approach.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Journal of Rural Health |
| Vol/bind | 28 |
| Udgave nummer | 3 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 277-285 |
| Antal sider | 9 |
| ISSN | 0890-765X |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2012 |
Emneord
- farmworker
- health disparities
- mental health
- social determinants of health