@article{ref1,
title="Symptoms of Depression Among Caribbean Women and Caribbean‐Canadian Women",
journal="Psychology of women quarterly",
year="2001",
author="Ali, Alisha and Toner, Brenda B.",
volume="25",
number="3",
pages="175-180",
abstract="This study compared an immigrant sample of Caribbean-Canadian women (n= 20) and a sample of women living in the Caribbean (n= 20) on the following variables: dominant domain of meaning (defined as that aspect of the participant's life from which she derives primary meaning for her sense of self); self-silencing (defined as the tendency to silence one's thoughts and feelings; Jack, 1991); and symptoms of depression. Results revealed that the Caribbean women were more likely to report relational domains of meaning as primary (e.g., family, friendships, intimate relationships), while the Caribbean-Canadian women were  more likely to report domain of self-nurturance as primary (e.g., career goals, spirituality). Furthermore, univariate analysis revealed that the Caribbean-Canadian women reported higher levels of self-silencing and depressive symptoms, and derived less meaningfulness from their primary domains of meaning compared to the Caribbean women. These findings suggest that the immigrant experience may be a factor in women's emotional well-being.<p />",
language="",
issn="0361-6843",
doi="10.1111/1471-6402.00019",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-6402.00019"
}