Psychological Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Trauma and cultural values in the health of recently immigrated families

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2020

Abstract

This study examined Ruiz et al.’s sociocultural model of Hispanic health resilience by assessing trauma exposure and symptoms and Hispanic cultural values in relation to the physical health of 97 Central American immigrant families, within 24 hours of arrival to the United States. Increased posttraumatic stress symptoms, but not exposure, were associated with increased physical health concerns for parents and children. Hispanic cultural values moderated trauma-health relations for adult health only. Identifying posttraumatic stress symptoms as a significant correlate of physical health in Latino immigrant parents and children is critical to identifying vulnerabilities in need of future research and interventions.

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© The Author(s) 2019.

Publication Title

Journal of Health Psychology

DOI

10.1177/1359105319842935

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