ABSTRACT

This study examines how immigration status and neighborhood collective efficacy shapes mothers’ self-efficacy and, in turn, depression. Path analysis was conducted drawing data from 578 Mexican-American and Mexican immigrant mothers who participated in the first wave of the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey. The results of this study revealed that both neighborhood collective efficacy beliefs and undocumented status are mediated by personal self-efficacy beliefs. This dynamic suggests the importance of addressing undocumented mothers’ sense of self-efficacy to reduce the risk of major depression.

中文翻译：

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墨西哥移民母亲的抑郁症：自我效能感的中介作用

摘要

这项研究探讨了移民状况和社区集体效能如何塑造母亲的自我效能，进而影响抑郁症。路径分析是从578名墨西哥裔美国人和墨西哥移民母亲的数据中进行的，这些母亲参加了洛杉矶家庭和邻里调查的第一波。这项研究的结果表明，邻居的集体效能信念和未证明身份的状况都由个人自我效能信念介导。这种动态表明，解决无证母亲的自我效能感对降低严重抑郁症风险的重要性。