Acculturative Stress, Depression, and Anxiety in Migrant Farmwork College Students of Mexican Heritage
Author: Mejia, O.; McCarthy, C.J.
Date Published: 2010
Migrant status (migrant, nonmigrant) and sex (female, male) differences
were examined in a sample of 168 college students of Mexican heritage on
measures of college stress, acculturative stress, depression, anxiety, and
academic achievement. Migrant farmwork students reported higher levels of
acculturative stress than nonmigrants, and men reported higher levels of
acculturative stress than women. When language preference was held constant,
there were no differences in depression and anxiety. However, migrant
students reported higher levels of depression and anxiety than nonmigrants
when language preference was not held constant.