Miles over Mind: Transnational Death and Its Association with Psychological Distress Among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants
Publication Date
2020
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Psychology
Keywords
Transnational death, Undocumented Mexican immigrants, Psychological distress
Abstract
Objective: 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.
Method: Respondent driven sampling (RDS) was used to collect data from clinical interviews with 248 undocumented Mexican immigrants residing near the US–Mexico border.
Results: After controlling for relevant covariates, experiencing transnational death was a significant predictor of clinically significant distress in this at-risk population.
Conclusions: 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.
Copyright Date
3-1-2019
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Garcini, L. M., Galvan, T., Brown, R., Chen, M., Klonoff, E. A., Ziauddin, K., & Fagundes, C. P. (2020). Miles over mind: Transnational death and its association with psychological distress among undocumented Mexican immigrants. Death Studies, 44(6), 357-365. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1573862
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Provenance
Received from CHORUS
Language
English (eng)
Publication Title
Death Studies
Volume
44
Issue
6
First Page
357
Last Page
365
ISSN
1091-7683
Recommended Citation
Garcini, L. M., Galvan, T., Brown, R., Chen, M., Klonoff, E. A., Ziauddin, K., & Fagundes, C. P. (2020). Miles over mind: Transnational death and its association with psychological distress among undocumented Mexican immigrants. Death Studies, 44(6), 357-365. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1573862