Responses to depression scale items among Mexican‐Americans and non‐Hispanic Whites
作者:
Jacqueline M. Golding,
Carol S. Aneshensel,
Richard L. Hough,
期刊:
Journal of Clinical Psychology
(WILEY Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 47,
issue 1
页码: 61-75
ISSN:0021-9762
年代: 1991
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199101)47:1<61::AID-JCLP2270470110>3.0.CO;2-E
出版商: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractThis study examined two possible patterns of ethnic differences in responses to Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale items: isolated differences in relatively disparate items and consistent differences in conceptually related items. Data were from randomly selected household residents (4,222 Mexican‐Americans, 1,063 non‐Hispanic Whites). The most common symptoms reflected lack of positive affect; least common were crying, feelings of failure, and feeling disliked. Mexican‐Americans were more likely than non‐Hispanic Whites to report symptoms that reflect lack of positive affect, which suggests possible limitations on this dimension's cross‐cultural validity. U.S.‐born Mexican‐Americans reported more somatic and negative affect symptoms than did the Mexican‐born, which suggests an overall immigration difference in
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