The Relationship Between Acculturation, Body Dissatisfaction, Anxiety, and Depression in Latino Males

Western culture has set unrealistic norms for physical appearance which can lead individuals to be dissatisfied with their bodies. Extensive research on body dissatisfaction and its psychological implications reveals this problem has increased in men, with the added dimension of acculturation. The level of acculturation and its relationship to body dissatisfaction in Latino men need further exploration because this population is projected to double by 2050. The purpose of this research study was to explore the relationship between the different levels of acculturation, body dissatisfaction, anxiety, and depression among Latino men. Lev Vygotsky\u27s sociocultural theory is applicable to this study because it focuses on social comparison and illuminates sociocultural communication involving appearance and attractiveness, important factors in the process of developing body image. The research questions focused on understanding the relationship between acculturation and body dissatisfaction, anxiety, and depression in Latino men with a quantitative correlational research design that used the Pearson product-moment correlation and multiple linear regression analysis. The data were obtained via survey responses that use convenience sampling from 84 Latino men between the ages of 21 and 70. The results yielded a significant positive relationship between acculturation, body dissatisfaction, and depression. More specifically, as the participants\u27 level of acculturation increased, body dissatisfaction and depression were more likely to increase. Implications for social change include knowledge useful for educational programs and/or mental health clinics to better explain the importance of acculturation for Latino men

Sediment generation potential of permafrost in two neighbouring Himalayan river basins: a first order geomorphic analysis using GIS

The permafrost component of the Himalayan cryosphere has received comparatively lesser attention than the glacier and snow component. But permafrost response to increased temperature will be no less significant. With the rise of temperature, permafrost disintegration apart from its hazard dimension, will increase mass wasting processes and will change sediment flux in a major way in permafrost bound Himalayan rivers. This can have major impacts on downstream fluvial forms and processes. A first order geomorphic analysis of the Permafrost Zonation Index (PZI) data is carried out with topographic parameters like elevation, slope, aspect and excess topography. The analysis shows variable sediment yield potential over space and time in two neighbouring Himalayan river basins viz., the Sutlej and Yamuna river basins. These two river basins have varying permafrost cover. The larger permafrost area, dominance of northerly aspect, lower slope of the permafrost region and distribution of excess topography over a wider range of elevation especially in the higher elevation belt in the Sutlej River basin mean that disintegration of permafrost will result in more sediment yield and will occur over a longer time frame as compared to the Yamuna River basin. More sediment yield will translate into aggradational processes in downstream.by Sardine L. Varay, S. K.Singh and Vikrant Jai

Estimation of snow and glacial melt contribution through stable isotopes and assessment of its impact on river morphology through stream power approach in two Himalayan river basins

The impact of increased temperature on the Third Pole, as the Himalayas is referred to, and the likely cascading impacts on the general downstream hydrology have been widely noted. However, the impact on fluvial geomorphology has not received specific attention. Change in the glacial domain in terms of melt increase will change discharge and sediment flux into fluvial system, which will induce changes in fluvial processes and forms. The present work attempts to study this process-based glacio-fluvial coupling in the two neighbouring glaciated river basins in the Northwest Himalaya, viz., the Sutlej and the Yamuna river basins till the mountain front. A total of 194 samples of river, tributary and groundwater of pre- and post-monsoon seasons in the two river basins were analysed for stable isotopes. The trend of ?18O and electrical conductivity along the mainstream gives qualitative idea on the influence of headwaters in the downstream of the catchment thereby allowing inference on melt contribution. Further, two component mixing model using stable oxygen isotope of two seasons water samples showed that melt contributes about 41.1�66.8 and 6.6�10.6% at different points to the total river discharge in the Sutlej and the Tons River (the glaciated, major tributary of the Yamuna River) basins, respectively. For different scenarios of increase in melt, stream power increase in the Sutlej River basin is significant as opposed to the Tons River. River channel in the Sutlej River basin will be significantly more impacted in comparison with the Yamuna River system.by L. Sardine Varay, S. P. Rai, S. K. Singh and Vikrant Jai