Challenges among Latine DACA Recipients and Anxiety: A Systematic Meta-Analytic Review

Immigrant-origin Latine young adults (ILYAs) face a challenge that is specific to their developmental period. As ILYAs transition from high school to beyond (e.g., workforce, college, etc.), they begin to grapple with participating in normative experiences for all young adults in the U.S. (e.g., obtaining a driver’s license, getting their first job at 16). The lives of ILYA, particularly those who are DACAmented or DACA eligible, are characterized by the legal and social contradiction that arises from growing up in the U.S. yet facing barriers to full participation in U.S. society. The nonexistent synthesis of the exponentially growing literature in this area, therefore, leads to an inaccurate depiction of the anxiety-based outcomes in ILYAs residing in the U.S. The goal of the present study is to summarize, by means of meta-analysis, previous research on anxiety in immigrant-origin Latine young adults within the context of challenges surrounding DACA in order to understand the associations among these variables and sociodemographic moderators to identify the impact of this policy has on well-being. A final sample of six studies that contained a total participant sample of 2,583 (Mage = 22.8) was collected. All studies were published within the last three years and passed an assessment of bias and quality checklist. Findings indicated a small-sized effect of the anxiety-challenges relationship that was not significant. Moderator models were conducted for age, sex, and geographic location, in which geographic location was the only significant moderator for the observed correlation. Findings reinforce that DACAmented ILYAs are resilient in the face of an already precarious, uncertain position in society. Finally, clinical, research, and policy implications are discussed

Immigration Policies on Adolescent Trauma among Mixed-Status Latinx Families: A Systematic Review

The current policy surrounding immigration in the United States (U.S.) has sparked negative attitudes surrounding individuals that are undocumented, as well as mixed-status families.1 Latinx adolescents residing in the U.S. are already at risk for psychological (i.e., depression, stress, anxiety) and physical health problems (i.e., chronic and acute health problems),2-4 and the current political climate only exacerbates these health outcomes.5-7 These experiences are striking given that 58.9 million Latinx individuals reside in the U.S.8 Given the impact that these recent local and federal policies have on the largest minority group in the U.S., these policies may also impact other psychological syndromes (i.e., trauma comorbid with anxiety-related, mood-related, and substance use disorders).9 However, there is limited psychological research that focuses on the ways in which Latinx adolescents experience structural and social conditions (e.g., economic adversity, physical environment, differing legal statuses).10 The psychological literature also has minimal understanding of the trajectories of mental and physical health comorbidities over time.11 These gaps limit our understanding of the health and well-being of adolescent Latinx’s in the context of the political climate.12,13 The authors therefore aim to conduct a systematic review that examines immigration political climates’ impact on adolescent trauma among mixed-status Latinx families. The authors will also investigate the prevalence of adolescent trauma among mixed-status Latinx families that will assist in diagnostic and intervention science. The presenters will also distribute handouts that include the systematic reviews’ outcomes for audience members to engage within and outside the AAHHE organizatio

Acculturation, Religious Fatalism, & Psychological Healthcare Utilization Among Latinxs

As Latinxs acculturate to the U.S. (i.e., changes and transfer of customs from the host culture1 ), they may have more positive attitudes towards psychological healthcare utilization .2 Religious fatalism, the belief that an individual’s health is predetermined by a higher power, has also been shown to be associated with healthcare utilization, such that individuals who endorse higher religious fatalism have more negative attitudes and less health care utilization.3 Thus, acculturations’ association on healthcare utilization may be heavily influenced through religious fatalism; however, little is known about Latinxs specifically. Using a community sample of 102 (63 females and 39 males, Mage= 33.3, SD =10.67) participants, this study examines acculturation and religious fatalism as a contribution to the discussion of utilization of health services among Latinxs. We therefore used the Bidimensional Acculturation Scale,4 the Religious Health Fatalism Questionnaire (RHFQ),5 and the Attitudes Towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale (ATSPPH).6 Results revealed that higher levels of acculturation are significantly and negatively correlated with religious fatalism (r= -.216, p \u3c .05). Additionally, lower levels of religious fatalism are significantly and positively correlated with attitudes towards healthcare utilization (r = -.308, p \u3c .01). Finally, there was no significant correlation between acculturation and attitudes towards psychological healthcare utilization (r= .039, p \u3e .05). Therefore, as Latinx’s acculturate to the U.S, they are more likely to have positive attitudes towards seeking psychological care through the indirect relationships of religious fatalism. Our findings promote awareness among counseling psychologists ultimately advocating for culturally sensitive constructs like acculturation and religious fatalism, providing services that are more culturally sensitive. Moreno, O., Nelson T., & Cardemil, C. (2017) Religiosity and attitudes towards professional mental health services: analysing religious coping as a mediator among Mexican origin Latinas/os in the southwest United States, Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 20:7, 626-637, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2017.1372735 Wallace, P. M., Pomery, E. A., Latimer, A. E., Martinez, J. L., & Salovey, P. (2010). A Review of Acculturation Measures and Their Utility in Studies Promoting Latino Health. Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences, 32(1), 37–54. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986309352341 Moreno, O., & Cardemil, E. (2018). Religiosity and well-being among Mexican-born and U.S.-born Mexicans: A qualitative investigation. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 6(3), 235–247. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000099 Anastasia, E. A., & Bridges, A. J. (2015). Understanding Service Utilization Disparities and Depression in Latinos: The Role of Fatalismo. Journal of immigrant and minority health, 17(6), 1758–1764. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0196-

Legal Status Effects on Parent-Child Relationships and Parent Well-Being

Despite heightened levels of parenting stress and psychological distress experienced by many immigrant-origin families in the United States, little is known about the resiliency of Latinx families, particularly in today’s political climate. This research presents the results of a pilot study examining the effects of legal stressors on parent-child relationships and parent well-being in Latinx immigrant families. Taken from the Latinx Immigrant Family Stories and Strengths project, this mixed-methods study was informed by the integrative risk and resilience model for understanding the adaptation of immigrant-origin children and youth (Suarez-Orozco, Motti- Stefanidi, Marks, & Katsiaficas, 2018). The pilot included a sample of 30 adult parent participants with various legal statuses and migration experiences. Qualitatively, participants shared their experiences of legal vulnerability, fears or concerns of deportation, and coping mechanisms. Quantitatively, scores for parental stress, psychological distress, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and resilience were collected. Following a, sequential explanatory design (Creswell et al., 2003), quantitative data were analyzed for relationships among study variables. A case-oriented research comparative strategy (Eckstein, 1975; Mahoney & Goertz, 2004; George & Bennett, 2005; Gerring, 2006) was then used to qualitatively examine the migration and resiliency experiences of the two cases with lowest and highest levels of resilience according to the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS; Smith et al., 2008) scores. Results suggest that, on average, parents experienced normal to high rates of parenting-related stress, low levels of psychological distress, moderate to severe symptoms of PTSD, and low to average levels of resiliency. Parents identifying as undocumented experienced higher rates of parental stress (r = 0.49, p\u3c.05) and psychological distress (r = 0.41, p\u3c.05) compared to their liminally legal and documented peers. Although the trauma experienced by many immigrant-origin parents in the study was markedly high, resilience was fostered and expressed, and was exemplified through our high-resilience case analysis. Participants’ stories expressed throughout this study spoke volumes about the complex and often times traumatic lived experiences that many foreign- born parents face. Implications for comprehensive, detailed, and longitudinal future research is discussed.https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/gradposters/1106/thumbnail.jp

The Bio-Psycho-Social-Cultural Domains And Their Impact On Psychopharmacological Utilization Among Latinxs

The Latinx population has become the largest minority group in the United States (U.S.).1 Compared to non-Hispanic Whites, Latinxs are younger and have less formal education. This community is also confronted with additional stressors (i.e., more likely to have problems of unemployment, poverty, lack of insurance, and language barriers).2 Although Latinxs are just as likely as non-Hispanic Whites to suffer from a mental illness, they are more likely to go untreated.3 Specifically, Latinxs experiences with psychopharmacological treatments is not well understood but can be studied through the multipath model (MPM).4 The MPM offers a way to view the variety and complexity of contributors to mental disorders. The etiology can be understood through four domains: Biological, Psychological, Social, and Sociocultural.4 To date, little attention has been given to specific domains of the MPM that contribute to psychopharmacological utilization among Latinxs. This qualitative study therefore explores the bio-psycho-social-cultural domains and its role on psychopharmacological utilization among 20 Latinx adults (50% Spanish speakers, 80% immigrant). Using thematic analysis, results indicated Latinxs underutilize psychopharmacology within three of the four domains of the MPM. Psychological factors included perceived negative outcomes, such as illness or dependency, and even fear of deportation. The role of family was the strongest social factor for underutilization. Sociocultural factors for underutilization included religion and religious fatalism. Perceived acceptance of receiving mental health treatment in the U.S. as compared to native Latin American countries was a sociocultural factor for utilizing psychopharmacology. Interestingly, participants did not highlight any biological factor as means for psychopharmacological treatments. Overall, providers can benefit from the multipath model (MPM) when working with the Latinx community in order to better understand preconceptions that may impact psychopharmacological utilization. Additional research and practical implications are therefore discussed when working with the Latinx community. References: 1. Garcia, J. A., Sanchez, G. R., Sanchez-Youngman, S., Vargas, E. D., & Ybarra, V. D. (2015). Race as lived experience: The impact of multi-dimensional measures of race/ethnicity on the self-reported health status of Latinos. Du Bois review: Social Science Research on Race, 12(2), 349-373. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742058X15000120 2. McDonald, J. A., & Paulozzi, L. J. (2019). Parsing the paradox: Hispanic mortality in the US by detailed cause of death. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 21(2), 237-245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0737-2 3. Moreno, O., Ortiz, M., Fuentes, L., Garcia, D., & Leon-Perez, G. (2020). Vaya con Dios: The influence of religious constructs on stressors around the migration process and U.S. lived experiences among Latina/o immigrants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,17(11), 3961. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113961 4. Neuendorf, K.A. The Content Analysis Guidebook; SAGE Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071802878 5. Rush, S.C. (2014) Transana: Qualitative analysis software for video and audio. Educational Psychology 30, 213–214. 6. Sue, D., Sue, D. W., Sue, S., & Sue, D. M. (2015). Understanding abnormal behavior. Cengage Learning.. doi: 01/01/2016 7. U.S. Census Bureau (2015). Quick facts: United States population estimates. Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045218. 8. Moreno, O., Nelson, T. & Cardemil. E. (2017) Religiosity and attitude toward professional mental health services: analysing religious coping as a mediator among Mexican origin Latinas/os in the southwest United States, Journal of Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 20(7), 626-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2017.1372735 9. Moreno, O., & Cardemil, E. (2018). Religiosity and well-being among Mexican-born and U.S.-born Mexicans: A qualitative investigation. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 6(3). 235-247. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat000009

Demographic Factors and Attitudes towards Mental Health Medication Treatments among Latinxs

Attitudes towards mental health medications vary, however negative perceptions are often born of normative cultural values, stigma, and religious fatalism,1-3 as well as overall demographic characteristics such as gender, nativity, and primary language.4,5 Further research suggests many Latinx adults fear negative outcomes from adhering to medication for mental health treatment, such as dependence and side effects and, instead, would prefer psychotherapy over psychopharmacology.1,2 Lastly, a lack of health literacy,6 culturally appropriate treatments and information,7 as well as barriers to care also have shown to impact attitudes towards mental health medication treatments among Latinxs.8 To date, little attention has been given to the attitudes towards mental health treatments that will either facilitate or impede using medication treatments for mental health. This qualitative study therefore explores the demographic factors and attitudes towards mental health medication treatment among 20 adult Latinxs (45% Puerto Rico, 20% El Salvador, 10% Guatemala, 10% Honduras, 15% other). Using thematic analysis, results indicated that Latinxs held positive, negative, and neutral attitudes toward mental health medication treatments. Participants who were neutral tended to be more open to treatment, however, still hesitant, indicating medication treatment as a last resort or would engage in it only if recommended by someone they trust (i.e., medical doctor or religious leader). Positive attitudes towards medication treatment were split between it being easier to take medication than talk to someone about one\u27s problems, or the opposite; it is easier to talk to a stranger (i.e., mental health provider) than to someone who is close and trusted (i.e., religious leader). Positive attitudes were also supported through trust in medical professionals. Negative attitudes towards receiving mental health medication treatment were more cultural such that individuals suffering from mental illness should be strong enough to get through it on their own, or that one should trust in God to heal you. The participants who held negative attitudes reported more mistrust in medical professionals, including mental health providers and psychological treatment methodology. Demographically, there were no clear trends in the data for variables such as gender, age, primary language, or educational attainment. However, there was a pattern of attitudes for those who identified with a religion (n=15). Of those who identified with either Catholicism or Christianity, 60% held negative attitudes. The participants who identified with no religion (n=4) all held positive attitudes towards medication for mental health treatment. Additional research and practical implications are therefore discussed. 1. Ailinger, R. L., Martyn, D., Lasus, H., & Lima Garcia, N. (2010). The effect of a cultural intervention on adherence to latent tuberculosis infection therapy in Latino immigrants. Public Health Nursing, 27(2), 115-120. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00834.x 2. Batalova, J., & Zong, J. (2016). Language diversity and English proficiency in the United States. Migration Information Source. 3. Eisenman, D. P., Meredith, L. S., Rhodes, H., Green, B. L., Kaltman, S., Cassells, A., & Tobin, J. N. (2008). PTSD in Latino patients: illness beliefs, treatment preferences, and implications for care. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(9), 1386–1392. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-008-0677-y 4. Green, B. L., Watson, M. R., Kaltman, S. I., Serrano, A., Talisman, N., Kirkpatrick, L., & Campoli, M. (2017). Knowledge and preferences regarding antidepressant medication among depressed Latino patients in primary care. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 205(12), 952–959. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000754 5. Interian, A., Martinez, I. E., Guarnaccia, P. J., Vega, W. A., & Escobar, J. I. (2007). A qualitative analysis of the perception of stigma among Latinos receiving antidepressants. Psychiatric services, 58(12), 1591–1594. doi:10.1176/ps.2007.58.12.1591 6. Moreno, O., & Cardemil, E. (2018). Religiosity and well-being among Mexican-born and U.S.-born Mexicans: A qualitative investigation. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 6(3), 235–247, https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000099 7. Moreno, O., Nelson, T., & Cardemil, E. (2017) Religiosity and attitudes towards professional mental health services: analysing religious coping as a mediator among Mexican origin Latinas/os in the southwest United States, Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 20:7, 626-637, doi:10.1080/13674676.2017.1372735 8. Peeters, B., Van Tongelen, I., Boussery, K., Mehuys, E., Remon, J. P., & Willems, S. (2011). Factors associated with medication adherence to oral hypoglycaemic agents in different ethnic groups suffering from type 2 diabetes: a systematic literature review and suggestions for further research. Diabetic medicine: A journal of the British Diabetic Association, 28(3), 262–275. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03133.x 9. Shattell, M. M., Hamilton, D., Starr, S. S., Jenkins, C. J., & Hinderliter, N. A. (2008). Mental health service needs of a Latino population: A community-based participatory research project. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 29(4), 351–370. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840801904316 10. Zuniga J. A. (2012). Medication adherence in Hispanics to latent tuberculosis treatment: a literature review. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 14(1), 23–29, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-010-9393-

Spanish Translation and Psychometric Validation of a Measure of Acculturative Stress among Latinx Immigrants in the USA

BACKGROUND: In the U.S., the Latinx community is growing at a faster rate than any other racial and ethnic minority group. Members of this community have been found to experience a number of acculturative stressors after immigrating including xenophobia, racism, and discrimination. Although several scales have been created in recent years to measure acculturative stress in Spanish-speaking immigrants, they are long, do not have nuanced subscales, or have not been validated in an extremely diverse sample of Latinx immigrants. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the current study was to translate and psychometrically validate the Riverside Acculturative Stress Inventory (RASI) in a diverse sample of Spanish-speaking immigrants. METHODS: A sample of 202 Latinx immigrants in the U.S. completed the RASI as well as measures of depression and anxiety. RESULTS: An initial confirmatory factor analysis suggested at the overall subscale factor structure was not an ideal fit for the data. Exploratory factor analysis suggested the retention of four subscales, each with three items, forming a 12-item Spanish RASI short form. As indices of convergent validity, the RASI total score was positively associated with depression and anxiety. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from the study contribute to the literature a brief and valid assessment of acculturative stress in Spanish-speaking immigrants. The RASI Spanish short form holds promise to stimulate research on the unique adversities experienced by Latinx immigrants.https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/uresposters/1418/thumbnail.jp

Optimasi Portofolio Resiko Menggunakan Model Markowitz MVO Dikaitkan dengan Keterbatasan Manusia dalam Memprediksi Masa Depan dalam Perspektif Al-Qur`an

Risk portfolio on modern finance has become increasingly technical, requiring the use of sophisticated mathematical tools in both research and practice. Since companies cannot insure themselves completely against risk, as human incompetence in predicting the future precisely that written in Al-Quran surah Luqman verse 34, they have to manage it to yield an optimal portfolio. The objective here is to minimize the variance among all portfolios, or alternatively, to maximize expected return among all portfolios that has at least a certain expected return. Furthermore, this study focuses on optimizing risk portfolio so called Markowitz MVO (Mean-Variance Optimization). Some theoretical frameworks for analysis are arithmetic mean, geometric mean, variance, covariance, linear programming, and quadratic programming. Moreover, finding a minimum variance portfolio produces a convex quadratic programming, that is minimizing the objective function ðð¥with constraintsð ð 𥠥 ðandð´ð¥ = ð. The outcome of this research is the solution of optimal risk portofolio in some investments that could be finished smoothly using MATLAB R2007b software together with its graphic analysis

Search for heavy resonances decaying to two Higgs bosons in final states containing four b quarks

A search is presented for narrow heavy resonances X decaying into pairs of Higgs bosons (H) in proton-proton collisions collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC at root s = 8 TeV. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb(-1). The search considers HH resonances with masses between 1 and 3 TeV, having final states of two b quark pairs. Each Higgs boson is produced with large momentum, and the hadronization products of the pair of b quarks can usually be reconstructed as single large jets. The background from multijet and t (t) over bar events is significantly reduced by applying requirements related to the flavor of the jet, its mass, and its substructure. The signal would be identified as a peak on top of the dijet invariant mass spectrum of the remaining background events. No evidence is observed for such a signal. Upper limits obtained at 95 confidence level for the product of the production cross section and branching fraction sigma(gg -> X) B(X -> HH -> b (b) over barb (b) over bar) range from 10 to 1.5 fb for the mass of X from 1.15 to 2.0 TeV, significantly extending previous searches. For a warped extra dimension theory with amass scale Lambda(R) = 1 TeV, the data exclude radion scalar masses between 1.15 and 1.55 TeV

Search for supersymmetry in events with one lepton and multiple jets in proton-proton collisions at root s=13 TeV

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