OBJECTIVES Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had a disproportionately negative impact on communities of color across the U.S., including Mexican Americans. The present study examined the influence of the pandemic on family relationships among individuals living in the U.S.-Mexico border region and how changes in family relationships were related to both familism values and mental health. METHOD Two hundred ninety-one college Latino students participated in a survey that asked about changes in family relationships and mental health since the beginning of the pandemic. RESULTS Contrary to our initial hypothesis, the majority of respondents indicated their family relationships had not changed since the beginning of the pandemic. However, those who reported negative changes in their family relationships also reported worse mental health whereas those who reported positive changes reported higher familism values. Mediational models revealed an indirect effect of familism support values on depression via changes in family relationships. CONCLUSIONS Although cross-sectional, these results provide preliminary evidence of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Mexican Americans in the border region, as well as cultural factors that promote resilience in times of stress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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COVID-19 大流行期间美墨边境墨西哥裔美国人的家庭关系和家庭主义。

目标 冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 对包括墨西哥裔美国人在内的美国有色人种社区产生了不成比例的负面影响。本研究调查了大流行对生活在美墨边境地区的个人家庭关系的影响，以及家庭关系的变化如何与家庭主义价值观和心理健康相关。方法 291 名拉丁裔大学生参加了一项调查，询问自大流行开始以来家庭关系和心理健康的变化。结果 与我们最初的假设相反，大多数受访者表示他们的家庭关系自大流行开始以来没有改变。然而，报告家庭关系出现负面变化的人心理健康状况也较差，而报告家庭关系发生积极变化的人则报告了较高的家庭主义价值观。中介模型揭示了家庭主义支持价值观通过家庭关系的变化对抑郁症产生间接影响。结论 虽然是横断面的，但这些结果提供了 COVID-19 大流行对边境地区墨西哥裔美国人心理健康的影响的初步证据，以及在压力时期促进复原力的文化因素。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。这些结果提供了初步证据，证明 COVID-19 大流行对边境地区墨西哥裔美国人心理健康的影响，以及在压力下促进复原力的文化因素。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。这些结果提供了初步证据，证明 COVID-19 大流行对边境地区墨西哥裔美国人心理健康的影响，以及在压力下促进复原力的文化因素。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。