Spanish Language Use Across Generations and Depressive Symptoms Among US Latinos.

ABSTRACT: Acculturation markers, such as language use, have been associated with Latino depression. Language use may change between generations; however, few studies have collected intergenerational data to assess how language differences between generations impact depression. Using the Niños Lifestyle and Diabetes Study (2013-2014), we assessed how changes in Spanish language use across two generations of Mexican-origin participants in Sacramento, California, influenced offspring depressive symptoms (N = 603). High depressive symptoms were defined as CESD-10 scores ≥ 10. We used log-binomial and linear-binomial models to calculate prevalence ratios and differences, respectively, for depressive symptoms by language use, adjusting for identified confounders and within-family clustering. Decreased Spa

SUBMITTER: Ward JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6309758 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature