TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Symptoms of Depression Among Caribbean Women and Caribbean‐Canadian Women
JO  - Psychology of women quarterly
A1  - Ali, Alisha
A1  - Toner, Brenda B.
SP  - 175
EP  - 180
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0361-6843
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-6402.00019
ID  - ref1
ER  -