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- The study explored the link between transnational death and psychological distress in undocumented Mexican immigrants, using frameworks like the Minority Stress Model and disenfranchised grief.
- Data was collected from 248 immigrants through clinical interviews, revealing that experiencing transnational death significantly predicted distress levels after accounting for other factors.
- The results highlight the importance of understanding transnational death in this context and call for culturally sensitive interventions to address the related psychological distress in this marginalized group.
Article Abstract
This study examined the association between transnational death and psychological distress among undocumented Mexican immigrants. The Minority Stress Model and a disenfranchised grief perspective were used as frameworks for this study. Respondent driven sampling (RDS) was used to collect data from clinical interviews with 248 undocumented Mexican immigrants residing near the US-Mexico border. After controlling for relevant covariates, experiencing transnational death was a significant predictor of clinically significant distress in this at-risk population. Our findings underscore the need to contextualize transnational death among undocumented immigrants from a perspective of disenfranchised grief that requires the development of contextually and culturally sensitive interventions aimed at addressing the high prevalence of transnational death and its associated distress in this marginalized population.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7077993 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1573862 | DOI Listing |
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