Socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods increase the risk for poor mental health among residents, yet protective factors may operate alongside risk. This study evaluated the influence of the prenatal neighborhood ethnocultural context on child behavior problems and maternal depressive symptoms. Prenatal maternal role expectations, prenatal culture-specific stress, and postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms were evaluated as mediators. Participants included 322 low-income, Mexican American mother-child dyads. Women (M_age = 27.8) reported on proposed mediators, maternal depressive symptoms, and child behavior problems at 4.5 years. Neighborhood Latinx concentration was obtained from census data. Higher Latinx concentration predicted fewer maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems, mediated through role expectations and PPD symptoms. Results suggest prenatal neighborhood context to impact later maternal and child mental health.

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产前邻里民族文化背景与低收入墨西哥裔美国家庭母亲和儿童的心理健康

社会经济上处于不利地位的社区会增加居民心理健康状况不佳的风险，但保护性因素可能与风险并存。本研究评估了产前邻里民族文化背景对儿童行为问题和产妇抑郁症状的影响。产前母亲角色期望、产前文化特定压力和产后抑郁 (PPD) 症状被评估为中介因素。参与者包括 322 位低收入的墨西哥裔美国母子二人组。女性 ( M_年龄 = 27.8) 在 4.5 岁时报告了提议的中介因素、母亲的抑郁症状和儿童行为问题。从人口普查数据中获得邻里拉丁裔浓度。通过角色期望和 PPD 症状介导的较高的拉丁语浓度预测较少的母亲抑郁症状和儿童行为问题。结果表明产前邻里环境会影响以后的母婴心理健康。