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Mental Health and COVID-19 Pandemic Stressors Among Latina/o/x College Students with Varying Self and Parental Immigration Status
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, v 10(1), pp 282-295
01 Feb 2023
PMCID: PMC8785708
PMID: 35072943
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced significant psychological distress for college students due to the sudden proliferation of stressors. We examine whether and how self and parental immigration status contributes to Latina/o/x college students' mental health and pandemic stressors during the initial months of the pandemic. We draw on quantitative and qualitative survey data collected in March-June 2020 with 1,600 Latina/o/x University of California undergraduate students from three self-identified groups: undocumented students, US citizens with at least one undocumented parent, and US citizens with lawfully present parents. Quantitative analyses reveal that the pandemic produced widespread negative mental health effects but the severity of these effects did not differ by self/parental immigration status. Our qualitative analyses identify common pandemic-related stressors across our three student groups (financial insecurity, COVID-19 virus concerns, academic strains, and social dynamics); however, undocumented students and US citizens with undocumented parents identify unique aspects of these stressors due to legal vulnerabilities. Self and parental undocumented status also compromises the ability to manage common pandemic stressors because of immigration status-related exclusion from necessary resources. Ultimately, we argue that the high-stress nature of the pandemic elevated mental distress across all student groups, but the structural exclusion of undocumented immigrants contributes to unique experiences of stress among Latina/o/x undocumented students and US citizen students with undocumented parents.
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- Title
- Mental Health and COVID-19 Pandemic Stressors Among Latina/o/x College Students with Varying Self and Parental Immigration Status
- Creators
- Laura E. Enriquez - University of California, IrvineAlberto Eduardo Morales - University of California, IrvineVictoria E. Rodriguez - University of California, IrvineKarina Chavarria - California State University, Channel IslandsAnnie Ro - University of California, Irvine
- Publication Details
- Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, v 10(1), pp 282-295
- Publisher
- SPRINGER INT PUBL AG
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- MRI-19-601090 / University of California Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives UC Irvine Office of Inclusive Excellence
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Global Studies and Modern Languages
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000746307300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85123506262
- Other Identifier
- 991021862015404721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health