Correlates of Psychological Distress Among Filipino Americans and Filipinos Living in Urban Areas in the United States and the Philippines.
Reimund Serafica, Miguel Fudolig, Jennifer Kawi and 4 others
PMID 36927196WHAT IT FOUND
Filipino adults in the Philippines reported psychological distress more often than Filipino Americans in the United States (83.2% vs. 57.3%).
Work and money stressors were linked to distress, but the study cannot show cause.
Key findings
01Filipinos in the Philippines reported higher psychological distress than Filipino Americans in the United States (83.2% vs. 57.3%).
02The logistic model included country of residence, work stress, financial stress, and living with someone, but living with someone was not significant.
03Filipinos were 2.63 times more likely than Filipino Americans to report psychological distress and 2.44 and 3.01 times more likely to report work and financial issues as stressors.
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What it does not show
Cross-sectional convenience sample, so it cannot show cause and effect. Small sample size (184) and only urban participants, so results may not apply to rural or broader populations. All variables were self-reported, which may bias responses. Acculturation, years living in the United States, and social support were not assessed. Filipino immigrants were not separated into legal status, naturalized citizens, refugees, or permanent residents. Psychological distress was measured with a single item and without psychiatric assessment or prescreening for existing distress.
Declared interests
The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that moving to the United States reduces psychological distress. The study compared two groups at one time using self-report surveys, so it cannot show that residence caused the difference.