TY - JOUR
T1 - Discrimination, acculturation and other predictors of depression among pregnant hispanic women
AU - Walker, Janiece L.
AU - Ruiz, R. Jeanne
AU - Chinn, Juanita J.
AU - Marti, Nathan
AU - Ricks, Tiffany N.
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - Objective: The purpose of our study was to examine the effects of socioeconomic status, acculturative stress, discrimination, and marginalization as predictors of depression in pregnant Hispanic women. Design: A prospective observational design was used. Setting: Central and Gulf coast areas of Texas in obstetrical offices. Participants: A convenience sample of 515 pregnant, low income, low medical risk, and self-identified Hispanic women who were between 22-24 weeks gestation was used to collect data. Measures: The predictor variables were socioeconomic status, discrimination, acculturative stress, and marginalization. The outcome variable was depression. Results: Education, frequency of discrimination, age, and Anglo marginality were significant predictors of depressive symptoms in a linear regression model, F (6, 458) = 8.36, P<.0001. Greater frequency of discrimination was the strongest positive predictor of increased depressive symptoms. Conclusions: It is important that health care providers further understand the impact that age and experiences of discrimination throughout the life course have on depressive symptoms during pregnancy.
AB - Objective: The purpose of our study was to examine the effects of socioeconomic status, acculturative stress, discrimination, and marginalization as predictors of depression in pregnant Hispanic women. Design: A prospective observational design was used. Setting: Central and Gulf coast areas of Texas in obstetrical offices. Participants: A convenience sample of 515 pregnant, low income, low medical risk, and self-identified Hispanic women who were between 22-24 weeks gestation was used to collect data. Measures: The predictor variables were socioeconomic status, discrimination, acculturative stress, and marginalization. The outcome variable was depression. Results: Education, frequency of discrimination, age, and Anglo marginality were significant predictors of depressive symptoms in a linear regression model, F (6, 458) = 8.36, P<.0001. Greater frequency of discrimination was the strongest positive predictor of increased depressive symptoms. Conclusions: It is important that health care providers further understand the impact that age and experiences of discrimination throughout the life course have on depressive symptoms during pregnancy.
KW - Acculturation
KW - Depression
KW - Discrimination
KW - Hispanic women
KW - Pregnancy
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M3 - Article
C2 - 23140083
AN - SCOPUS:84869057879
SN - 1049-510X
VL - 22
SP - 497
EP - 503
JO - Ethnicity and Disease
JF - Ethnicity and Disease
IS - 4
ER -