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Ways to Reduce Acculturative Stress among Latino/Latina Americans

Acculturative stress is defined as the psychosocial pressures felt by immigrants as a result of some of the many challenges they endure in the process of adjusting to a new culture after relocation (Dillon, De La Rosa, & Ibañez, 2013).  Although there are countless sources of acculturative stressors, some of the main ones include immigration status, economic deficiencies, discrimination, and language barriers. Additionally, the impact of each of these specific stressors can vary significantly from person to person and from culture to culture, depending on the length of acclimation and the kind of culture the individual is coming from (Dillon et al., 2013; Hall, 2010). Aside from making it somewhat difficult to establish the appropriate methods for intervention, acculturative stress can also produce almost any number of undesirable or negative health consequences for the individual, including both physical and psychological illnesses. Nevertheless, there are a few ways to reduce acculturative stress in Latino/Latina Americans.

 

One most important protective factor against acculturative stress in Latino/Latina immigrants is strong family cohesion. Unfortunately, family cohesion (or the lack thereof) is also one of the best indicators of acculturative stress for this population as well. Family cohesion is defined as the cultural value and importance of closeness within the family unit. To Latina/Latina Americans, their family is everything them (Dillon et al., 2013) and they express the importance of family cohesion by valuing communal or collectivist behaviors, such as reciprocity and solidarity of the family, as opposed to the individualistic values of U.S. culture. Considering that family cohesion demonstrates a significant level of support, caring, belonging, and acceptance within the family structure, developing interventional methods around these principles also helps individual family members learn how to better cope with or manage the stress of acculturation (Dillon et al., 2013). For instance, an effective therapeutic approach that helps to improve family cohesiveness in Latino/Latina Americans is called Familia Adelante. This program relies on behavioral health techniques to reduce the amount of stress in the family by reducing or eliminating as many of the sociocultural factors associated with acculturative stress as possible (Dillon et al., 2013)

 

Some of the other sociocultural factors that may inhibit Latino/Latina acculturation by minimizing family cohesiveness, include issues like age, gender, marital status, documentation status (e.g., illegal immigrant, work visa, U.S. citizenship), level of education, amount of family income, the language spoken in the neighborhood and nearby communities, the amount of time spent in the U.S. so far, and the presence (or absence) of close family members, other relatives, and friends close by (Dillon et al., 2013). Language, for example, makes communication rather limited and makes the acclimation process even more difficult, especially because it can take a really long time to learn the English language (Hall, 2010). However, a relatively effective way to help Latino/Latina Americans overcome the language barrier is to ensure that they have access to educational programs that may help them to improve reading, writing, and speaking abilities in English, such as offering an English as a Second Language (ESL) class or program. Other educational programs can also be designed to intervene with some of the other sociocultural factors as well. For instance, psychological therapies and life-skills seminars may help Latino/Latina immigrants learn how to better cope with stressors like discrimination or not having relatives close by. Also, health-related programs can assist those with substance abuse problems or other high-risk behaviors because of acculturation. Finally, improving community-based programs, such as social services, financial assistance, and community healthcare centers, may also prove beneficial as well (Dillon et al., 2013).

 

References:

 

Dillon, F. R., De La Rosa, M., & Ibañez, G. E. (2013). Acculturative Stress and Diminishing Family Cohesion Among Recent Latino Immigrants. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Center for Minority Public Health, 15(3), 484–491. doi:10.1007/s10903-012-9678-3.

 

Hall, G.C.N. (2010). Multicultural Psychology (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

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