APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Trauma No Se Olvida: The Physical and Mental Health Impact of Generational Struggles on Latinas
- Vanessa Visquerra
Touro University
Abstract
The proposed study examines the impact of intergenerational trauma on physical health (e.g., diabetes and hypertension) and mental health outcomes (i.e., depression and anxiety) among Puerto Rican and Mexican women in the U.S., communities with poorer overall health outcomes compared to other ethnic groups.
Cultural Diversity