Article ; Online: Anxious Activists? Examining Immigration Policy Threat, Political Engagement, and Anxiety among College Students with Different Self/Parental Immigration Statuses.
Journal of health and social behavior
2024 , Page(s) 221465241247541
Abstract: Restrictive immigration policies harm the mental health of undocumented immigrants and their U.S. citizen family members. As a sociopolitical stressor, threat to family due to immigration policy can heighten anxiety, yet it is unclear whether political ... ...
Abstract | Restrictive immigration policies harm the mental health of undocumented immigrants and their U.S. citizen family members. As a sociopolitical stressor, threat to family due to immigration policy can heighten anxiety, yet it is unclear whether political engagement helps immigrant-origin students to cope. We used a cross-sectional survey of college students from immigrant families (N = 2,511) to investigate whether anxiety symptomatology was associated with perceived threat to family and if political engagement moderated this relationship. We stratified analyses by self/parental immigration statuses-undocumented students, U.S. citizens with undocumented parents, and U.S. citizens with lawfully present parents-to examine family members' legal vulnerability. Family threat was significantly associated with anxiety; higher levels of political engagement reduced the strength of this relationship. However, this moderation effect was significant only for U.S. citizens with lawfully present parents. These findings emphasize the importance of the family immigration context in shaping individuals' mental health outcomes. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-04-29 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 218206-3 |
ISSN | 2150-6000 ; 0022-1465 |
ISSN (online) | 2150-6000 |
ISSN | 0022-1465 |
DOI | 10.1177/00221465241247541 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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