Employment Frustration and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence Among Labor Migrants in California

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 5 - Trang 181-186 - 2003
Brian Karl Finch1, Ralph C. Catalano2, Raymond W. Novaco3, William A. Vega4
1RAND Corporation, Santa Monica
2School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley
3School of Social Ecology, University of California at Irvine, Irvine
4Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry—New Brunswick

Tóm tắt

We test whether or not labor market frustration is associated with clinical alcohol abuse/dependence diagnoses among labor migrants living in California. Our sample consists of 1576 Mexican labor migrants in Fresno, CA, who migrated for the purpose of seeking employment. Using clinical criterion (DSM-III-R), we find that frustrating experiences resulting from labor market exclusion and discrimination are significantly related to past-year alcohol abuse/dependence. Similarly, although high levels of social support are salutary, they are not protective among those who experience moderate/high levels of employment frustration. Since Mexican-origin immigrants have low rates of health insurance coverage and lower propensities for formal help-seeking, community outreach programs that target labor migrants are essential to this population's mental health maintenance.

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