Clarifying the relation of acculturative stress and anxiety/depressive symptoms: The role of anxiety sensitivity among Hispanic college students.

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Jardin ◽  
Nubia A. Mayorga ◽  
Jafar Bakhshaie ◽  
Lorra Garey ◽  
Andres G. Viana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Hispanic College Students

Anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress: Concurrent relations to mental health among Spanish-speaking Latinx in primary care

2020 ◽  
pp. 136346152094655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Zvolensky ◽  
Jafar Bakhshaie ◽  
Justin M. Shepherd ◽  
Natalia Peraza ◽  
Andres G. Viana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Severe Anxiety

The Latinx population suffers from mental health inequalities. Although past work has implicated acculturative stress and anxiety sensitivity as important individual difference factors for anxiety and depression in this group, it is presently unclear how they work together to influence more severe anxiety and depressive symptom expression among Latinx. To help address this gap in the existing literature, the current study evaluated the role of concurrent anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress, in terms of anxiety and depressive symptoms and disorders, in a Latinx population in a primary care setting. Participants included 142 Latinx individuals (86.7% female; Mage = 39.66, SD = 11.34). After accounting for shared variance, the results indicated that both anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress were significantly associated with anxious arousal symptoms, social anxiety, and depressive symptoms. However, anxiety sensitivity, but not acculturative stress, was significantly related to a number of mood and anxiety disorders. These findings suggest the importance of assessing both anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress in routine mental health screening, as both factors may be related to poorer psychological health among this group.

Role of perceived social support in depressive and somatic symptoms experienced by Bedouin Arab and Jewish Israeli undergraduates

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Abu-Kaf ◽  
Golan Shahar ◽  
Gal Noyman-Veksler ◽  
Beatriz Priel
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Somatic Complaints ◽  
Arab Students

Elevated levels of depressive and somatic symptoms have been documented among college students. Over the past two decades, there has been an increase in the number of Bedouin Arab students studying at institutions of higher education in southern Israel. To date, research on coping and mental health problems among students who are members of this ethnic minority has been limited. This study examined the role of three aspects of perceived social support – availability, satisfaction, and the ability to get emotional support – in predicting depressive and somatic symptoms among Jewish Israeli and Bedouin Arab college students. A total of 89 Bedouin and 101 Jewish first-year students participated in this study, which involved two assessment waves 12 to 14 months apart. Participants completed questionnaires assessing depressive symptoms, somatic complaints, three aspects of perceived social support, and demographics. At Time 1, Bedouin students exhibited higher levels of depressive and somatic symptoms and lower levels of all three aspects of social support. Regression analyses showed that level of emotional support was a prospective predictor of somatization at Time 2. Moreover, when levels of emotional support were low, ethnic group predicted depression at Time 2; emotional support predicted depression only among Bedouin Arabs. The present study highlights the importance of the use of emotional support in predicting somatic complaints and depressive symptoms specifically among Bedouin Arab students. Clinical implications on intervention programs for ethnic minority students will be discussed.

scholarly journals The Role of Anxiety Sensitivity in the Relation Between Pain Intensity with Substance Use and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among Smokers with Chronic Pain

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 668-676
Author(s):  
Michael J. Zvolensky ◽  
Andrew H. Rogers ◽  
Lorra Garey ◽  
Joseph W. Ditre ◽  
Justin M. Shepherd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity

Stress-Amplifying Effects of Negative Social Exchanges Among Female Japanese College Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 891-901
Author(s):  
Yasuyuki Fukukawa
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Financial Strain ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Social Exchanges ◽  
Negative Social Exchanges

The role of negative social exchanges that amplify the association between stressor and depressive symptoms was examined. Data collected from 121 female college students (mean age = 18.9, SD = 0.7) were analyzed to determine whether the effect of life event stress on depression differs depending on participants' negative exchanges with members of their social network. The results indicated that the association between the total number of experienced life events and depressive symptoms was not amplified by negative exchanges. However, analyses testing life events individually indicated that negative exchanges significantly amplified the association of depressive symptoms with life events that were related to participants' financial strain or salient social roles.

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