Table 1.
Weighted Means or Percentages for Cuban Immigrants
Earlier Arrivals (n =66) | Later Arrivals (n =125) | |
---|---|---|
Mental Health & Adjustment | ||
Depressive Symptoms | 16.08 | 18.45† |
Anxiety | 7.67 | 9.10* |
Self-Esteem | 27.85 | 26.26* |
Sociodemographics | ||
Disabled(%) | 23.53 | 16.62 |
Age | 50.16 | 46.10** |
Female(%) | 46.93 | 51.04 |
<H.S.(%) | 17.1 | 38.14** |
H.S. Graduate-Some College(%) | 41.66 | 37.72 |
College Graduate+(%) | 41.25 | 24.15* |
Adversity | ||
Discrimination(%) | 75.91 | 71.47 |
Events/Years in U.S. | 0.04 | 0.02* |
Social Support | ||
Family Support | 3.45 | 3.20** |
Friends Support | 3.25 | 3.09 |
Acculturation | ||
English Language Interview(%) | 49.68 | 9.86*** |
American Identity(%) | 63.57 | 40.31** |
Ethnic Identity(%) | 14.31 | 23.75 |
Migration Age 18+(%) | 27.41 | 84.43*** |
Pre-Migration Factors | ||
Prior Disorder Onset(%) | 1.81 | 1.05** |
Events/Years in Cuba | 0.56 | 0.65 |
Significantly different than earlier arrivals at
p<.10;
p<.05;
p<.01,
p<.001