Citation

Arcury TA, Sandberg JC, Talton JW, Laurienti PJ, Daniel SS, Quandt SA. J. Rural Ment. Health 2018; 42(2): 89-101.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, National Association for Rural Mental Health, Publisher American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/rmh0000091

PMID

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Abstract

The mental health of Latinas with manual occupations, particularly those employed in agriculture, is a public health concern. The goals of this analysis were to describe the mental health of Latina farmworkers, and to compare their mental health with that of other Latina manual workers. Participants included 35 employed Latina farmworkers, 35 employed nonfarmworkers, and 25 unemployed nonfarmworkers who completed interviews in 2012. Measures included stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, elevated depressive symptoms, and risk for alcohol dependence. Farmworkers had greater stress and anxiety than did employed and unemployed nonfarmworkers. Employed Latinas, whether farmworkers or in other occupations, had greater stress and anxiety than unemployed Latinas. Depressive symptoms, although high, did not differ significantly by occupation and employment. Few were at risk for alcohol dependence. Concrete steps are needed to address the mental health of Latina farmworkers, and to continue documentation of mental health concerns and their causes in this population. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)

Language: en