Skip to main content
Journal cover image

Trajectories of physiological stress markers over time among Latinx immigrants in the United States: Influences of acculturative stressors and psychosocial resilience.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Gonzalez-Guarda, RM; Pan, W; Buzelli, P; Mack, B; McCabe, BE; Stafford, A; Tana, A; Walker, JKL
Published in: Social science & medicine (1982)
December 2024

Latinx immigrants are exposed to acculturative stressors as they adapt to the U.S. However, little is known about the impact of acculturative stressors and psychosocial resilience on physiological responses and health over time. The purpose of this study was to examine trajectories of physiological stress markers among Latinx adults over time and examine the influence of acculturative stressors and psychosocial resilience factors on these different trajectories.A community-based, longitudinal study was conducted with adult Latinx immigrants in North Carolina (N = 391) over a two-year period. Self-reported measures of ten different types of acculturative stressors (e.g., occupational, family, healthcare, discrimination) and psychosocial resilience factors (individual resilience, coping, ethnic pride, familism, and social support) along with urine samples were taken at baseline and 12- and 24-month follow-up periods. Biomarkers of physiological stress (inflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8 and IL-18 and C-Reactive Protein (CRP)) were measured in urine. Multivariate latent class growth analysis, linear mixed models, and unadjusted bivariate analyses were conducted to address the study aims.Participants were an average of 39 years of age (SD = 6.94) and mostly women (68.8%) and Spanish speakers (83%). Three latent classes of physiological stress marker trajectories were identified: resilient, rapidly increasing stress, and chronic elevated stress. These latent classes had significant differences in gender, race, coping styles, ethnic pride, and parental acculturative stressors.The findings from this study identify specific types of acculturative stressors and psychosocial resilience factors that are important targets for health promotion and disease prevention programs for Latinx immigrants.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Social science & medicine (1982)

DOI

EISSN

1873-5347

ISSN

0277-9536

Publication Date

December 2024

Volume

362

Start / End Page

117429

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Stress, Physiological
  • Resilience, Psychological
  • Public Health
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., Pan, W., Buzelli, P., Mack, B., McCabe, B. E., Stafford, A., … Walker, J. K. L. (2024). Trajectories of physiological stress markers over time among Latinx immigrants in the United States: Influences of acculturative stressors and psychosocial resilience. Social Science & Medicine (1982), 362, 117429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117429
Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., W. Pan, P. Buzelli, B. Mack, B. E. McCabe, A. Stafford, A. Tana, and J. K. L. Walker. “Trajectories of physiological stress markers over time among Latinx immigrants in the United States: Influences of acculturative stressors and psychosocial resilience.Social Science & Medicine (1982) 362 (December 2024): 117429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117429.
Gonzalez-Guarda RM, Pan W, Buzelli P, Mack B, McCabe BE, Stafford A, et al. Trajectories of physiological stress markers over time among Latinx immigrants in the United States: Influences of acculturative stressors and psychosocial resilience. Social science & medicine (1982). 2024 Dec;362:117429.
Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., et al. “Trajectories of physiological stress markers over time among Latinx immigrants in the United States: Influences of acculturative stressors and psychosocial resilience.Social Science & Medicine (1982), vol. 362, Dec. 2024, p. 117429. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117429.
Gonzalez-Guarda RM, Pan W, Buzelli P, Mack B, McCabe BE, Stafford A, Tana A, Walker JKL. Trajectories of physiological stress markers over time among Latinx immigrants in the United States: Influences of acculturative stressors and psychosocial resilience. Social science & medicine (1982). 2024 Dec;362:117429.
Journal cover image

Published In

Social science & medicine (1982)

DOI

EISSN

1873-5347

ISSN

0277-9536

Publication Date

December 2024

Volume

362

Start / End Page

117429

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Stress, Physiological
  • Resilience, Psychological
  • Public Health
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans