Perceived neighborhood disorder and psychological distress among Latino adults in the United States: Considering spousal/partner relationship
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Soyoung Kwon
Department of Psychology and Sociology, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Texas
Correspondence Soyoung Kwon, Department of Psychology and Sociology, Texas A&M University-Kingsville 700 University Blvd, MSC 177, Kingsville, TX 78363.
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Soyoung Kwon
Department of Psychology and Sociology, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Texas
Correspondence Soyoung Kwon, Department of Psychology and Sociology, Texas A&M University-Kingsville 700 University Blvd, MSC 177, Kingsville, TX 78363.
Email: [email protected]
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Abstract
It has been well-established that neighborhood disorder and disadvantage are detrimental to mental health and psychological well-being. There has been growing research interest in minority stress issues, however, less is known about how perceived neighborhood disorder matters for psychological well-being among Latino adults in the United States. Analyzing data from National Latino Asian American Study, 2002–2003, the present study investigates the relationships among perceived neighborhood disorder, spousal/partner relationships (i.e., spousal/partner strain and support), and psychological distress. The findings indicated that perceived neighborhood disorder and spousal/partner strain were positively associated with increased psychological distress, whereas spousal/partner support had no protective effect against psychological distress. Moreover, mediation analysis showed that the association between perceived neighborhood disorder and psychological distress was partially mediated by spousal/partner strain (i.e., 15.13%), not spousal support. Finally, moderation analysis revealed that the presence of spousal/partner strain exacerbated the relationship between perceived neighborhood disorder and psychological distress. Conversely, the absence of spousal/partner strain appeared to buffer the adverse impact of neighborhood disorder on psychological distress. These findings highlighted the ill effect of problematic neighborhood environments on the quality of the spousal/partner relationship and subsequently Latino's psychological well-being.
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