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Childhood family relationships, marital and work conflict, and mental health distress in Mexican immigrants

✍ Scribed by Silvia J. Santos; Lisa M. Bohon; Juan José Sánchez-Sosa

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
175 KB
Volume
26
Category
Article
ISSN
0090-4392

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✦ Synopsis

The present study examined the associations among childhood family relationships, adult conflict in marriage and work relationships, and mental health distress in Mexican immigrants. The sample consisted of 135 married Mexican immigrants recruited from an ESL program in Southern California. Structural equation modeling was used to test theoretical hypotheses. The model revealed that dysfunctional childhood family relationships predicted dissatisfaction and conflict in marital and work relationships. Conflict in marital relationships directly contributed to mental health distress, whereas conflict in work relationships had an indirect effect on mental health by impacting negatively on immigrants' marital relationships. The model also indicated that immigrants' socioeconomic status in Mexico was linked to work relationships conflict in the United

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