离家工作：墨西哥移民工的矛盾情绪和心理健康状况外文翻译.docVIP

外文翻译 原文 Leaving Family forWork: Ambivalence and Mental Health Among Mexican Migrant Farmworker Men Material source: springerlink Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Vol. 8, No. 1, January 2006 Author: Joseph G. Grzywacz,1,4 Sara A. Quandt,2 Julie Early,1 Janeth Tapia,3 Christopher N. Graham,2 and Thomas A. Arcury1 Men migrating to the United States from Mexico and Central America confront opposing family norms. They need to leave their families to gain family economic security; yet, leaving renders their families vulnerable. We examined the mental health implications of the opposing family norms inherent in migration using an ambivalence framework. We interviewed 60 Latino migrant farmworkers working in North Carolina. Most were from Mexico; each had left a wife and children in his country of origin. Analysis indicated that family ambivalence was common. Ambivalence was associated with anxiety symptoms (but not depression or alcohol dependence), especially among men who were unable to contact their families regularly. Results show the usefulness of the ambivalence framework, and suggest that the origins of poor migrant mental health may reside in circumstances preceding migration. Study recommendations include facilitating family contact by expanding access to telephones among migrant workers. KEY WORDS: immigration; farmworker; mental health; family; minority health. INTRODUCTION A substantial number of Latino immigrants from Mexico have poor mental health. Surveillance data from the Mexican American Prevalence and Services Survey (MAPPS) (1) indicate that one in four Mexican immigrants have had a psychiatric illness such as depression or anxiety disorder in their lifetime, and a substantial number of Latinos with one mental illness have a co-occurring mental illness (1, 2). Although the prevalence of psychiatric illness is lower among Mexican immigrants than U.S. born Mexican Americans and the general population (3), additional research is needed because t