UNFAVORABLE VISA STATUS AND INTERSECTING ACCULTURATION FACTORS LINKED TO DEPRESSION

Year 2024, Volume: 14 Issue: 1, 235 - 252, 25.03.2024

Serra Sevde Hatipoglu , Elizabeth H. Baker Magdalena Szaflarski

https://doi.org/10.30783/nevsosbilen.1414175

Abstract

Aims: This study proposes that visa status and acculturation are important constructs for understanding depression among immigrants. Method: The association between visa status and acculturation with depression status among immigrants residing in the United States was examined. Visa status was operationalized as favorable and unfavorable. Acculturation was measured as English language proficiency and diet change. Depression was assessed as the presence of depressive symptoms or symptoms suppressed by antidepressants. Results: Results showed that immigrants with unfavorable visa statuses have higher levels of depression compared to favorable visa status holders. Also, English language proficiency was associated with higher levels of depression among unfavorable visa holders compared to favorable visa status holders. Lower dietary acculturation was associated with a higher level of depression among unlimited family, refugee, diversity, and other visa holders. Conclusions: Different visa categories appeared to have unique patterns of association with depression depending on their acculturation level and type.

Keywords

Visa status, acculturation, depression, English language proficiency, New Immigrant Survey

DEZAVANTAJLI VİZE GRUPLARI, DEPRESYON VE KÜLTÜRLEŞME ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, vize statüsü ve kültürleşmenin göçmenler arasında yaygın olan depresyonu anlamak için önemli yapılar olduğunu öne sürmektedir. Yöntem: Bu çalışmada Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde ikamet eden göçmenler arasında vize statüsü ve kültürleşme ile depresyon durumu arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Vize durumu olumlu ve olumsuz olarak operasyonelleştirilmiştir. Kültürleşme, İngilizce dil yeterliliği ve beslenme şekli değişikliği olarak ölçülmüştür. Depresyon, depresif semptomların veya antidepresanlarla baskılanan semptomların varlığı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuçlar: Sonuçlar, dezavantajlı vize statüsüne sahip göçmenlerin avamtajlı vize statüsü sahiplerine kıyasla daha yüksek depresyon seviyelerine sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca, İngilizce dil yeterliliği, avantajlı vize statüsü sahiplerine kıyasla dezavantajlı vize statüsü sahipleri arasında daha yüksek depresyon seviyeleri ile ilişkilendirilmiştir. Beslenme şekli değişikliğinin az olması, sınırsız aile, mülteci, çeşitlilik ve diğer vize sahipleri arasında daha yüksek depresyon düzeyi ile ilişkilendirilmiştir. Farklı vize kategorilerinin, kültürleşme düzeylerine ve türlerine bağlı olarak depresyonla benzersiz ilişki örüntülerine sahip olduğu görülmüştür.

Keywords

Vize statüsü, kültürleşme, depresyon, İngilizce dil yeterliliği, Yeni Göçmen Anketi

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