Testing Traditional Machismo and the Gender Role Strain Theory with Mexican Migrant Farmworkers

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• Personal Author:
  Acosta Canchila MN ; Acosta LM ; Andrews AR ; Ramos AK
• Description:
  The current study examines the moderating role of traditional machismo on mental health outcomes. We hypothesized that machismo would enhance the effects of stressors that are incongruent with traditional machismo beliefs (discrimination, adverse childhood experiences [ACEs], and fear of deportation) on depression and anxiety outcomes but would not enhance stressors that are congruent (harsh working conditions and poverty) on depression and anxiety. Participants were 190 male Mexican migrant farmworkers. As hypothesized, endorsing high traditional machismo was associated with stronger effects of fear of deportation and discrimination on depression outcomes compared with low traditional machismo. The interaction of machismo and ACEs was not significant in predicting depression or anxiety. Moreover, machismo did not moderate the effects of poverty or harsh working conditions on depression or anxiety outcomes. Results partially supported our hypotheses and suggested that the effect of machismo on depression may be better understood in the context of value-incongruent stressors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Farmers Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Gender Role Strain Farm Workers Gender Factors Job Stress Latino Migrant Farmworkers Machismo Mental Health Migrant Workers
• ISSN:
  0739-9863
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  215-234
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068388
• Citation:
  Hisp J Behav Sci 2020 May; 42(2):215-234
• Contact Point Address:
  Laura M. Acosta, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 238 Burnett Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
• Email:
  Laura.mur.acosta@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:993b160c7bf1bd15e8bfd7eb1d246fa64a8e74e4c39f2fdba9d4bb6c9ac607b83170acaccfa4a31691fe0f392502a88a3358b6c20a7df5accfbf3371418564f7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230548/cdc_230548_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 504.87 KB ]