Leong, F., Park, Y. S., &amp; Kalibatseva, Z. (2013). Disentangling immigrant status in Mental Health: Psychological Protective and risk factors among Latino and Asian American immigrants. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 83(2–3), 361–371. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajop.12020 

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- The first research question examined differences on the set of protective and risk factors between immigrants and their U.S.-born counterparts 

- The second research question examined the effect of the protective and risk factors on prevalence rates of depressive, anxiety, and substance-related disorders.

Disentangling Immigrant Status in Mental Health: Psychological Protective and Risk Factors Among Latino and Asian American Immigrants

- Social networking

- Ethnic identity

- Family cohesion

- Language Proficiency

- Discrimination

- Acculturative Stress

- Family Conflict

- Socioeconomic Status

Protective Factors Among Latino and Asian American Immigrants

[Reference] Disentangling Immigrant Status in Mental Health: Psychological Protective and Risk Factors Among Latino and Asian American Immigrants

- Immigrants generally had a lower prevalence of mental disorders compared to their U.S.-born counterparts.

- U.S.-born Latinos and Asian Americans reported significantly higher rates of discrimination than their immigrant counterparts.

- There is no difference between household income between immigrants and U.S.-born participants across the Asian ethnic groups.

- Social network appeared to be related to lower prevalence of psychological disorders, whereas discrimination, acculturative stress, and family conflict were related to higher prevalence.

- Family cohesion was found to be a protective factor for Asian American immigrants, however, lower family cohesion was associated with lower substance related disorders among Latino immigrants.

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