APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Mediating Effects of Emotion Dysregulation and PTSD on General Health Following Acculturative Stress in Hispanic College Students
- Kristin Wilborn
University of Houston - David Oviatt
University of Houston - Sammar Ghannam
University of Texas at San Antonio - Miranda Richmond
Vanderbilt University
Abstract
Health disparities have been demonstrated to be partially due to sources of chronic stress unique to ethnic minorities. Using a double mediation model, we demonstrate that emotion dysregulation and a subsequent rise in PTSD symptoms following exposure to acculturative stress leads to poor general health in Hispanic college students.
Cross-Cultural or Ethnic Studies
