Going Beyond the Injury: Regulatory Conditions Contributing to Latina/o Immigrants’ Occupational Psychosocial Stressors

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• Personal Author:
  Agnew J ; Martínez AD ; Piedramartel A
• Description:
  Background: Utilizing a psychosocial stress approach, we report psychosocial stressors that Latina/o immigrant day laborers in Baltimore report as workplace hazards and the contextual factors that shape these stressors. Methods: Through a community-academic partnership, we conducted focus groups (n = 18) and key informant interviews (n = 9) using instruments developed between academics and the community partner to inquire Latina/o immigrants' jobs, hazard awareness, occupational illnesses and injuries, and reporting behaviors. We conducted a transcript-based thematic analysis. Results: The psychosocial stressors that Latina/o day laborers report as dangers at work are anxiety beating the deadline and fear from wage theft, sudden termination and immigration enforcement. Discussion: More attention needs to be given to Latina/o immigrant day laborers' occupational psychosocial risks. Policies should be made to lower barriers for Latina/o immigrants to report grievances to state agencies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emigration And Immigration Hazardous Substances Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Community-based Participatory Research Emigrants And Immigrants Hispanics/Latinos Hazard Recognition Health Policy Immigrant Workers Immigration Policy Job Stress Mental Health Occupational Exposure Policy Psychological Psychosocial Factors Regulatory Activities Stress

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• ISSN:
  2296-2565
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068576
• Citation:
  Front Public Health 2015 Oct; 3:240
• Contact Point Address:
  Airín D. Martínez, School of Transborder Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
• Email:
  admarti1@mainex1.asu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Frontiers in Public Health
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:91000a2f9e96db90a766ad95734710ca34759bf723c6f9138bb67d195914602c03649540b22d6785fcc149fb7c35c6ab44bde2f2203a252d52f1b67d9aa1321d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207182/cdc_207182_DS1.pdf
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