Scott C. Carvajal|Cecilia Rosales|Raquel Rubio-Goldsmith|Samantha Sabo|Maia Ingram|Debra Jean McClelland|Floribella Redondo|Emma Torres|Andrea J. Romero|Anna Ochoa O’Leary|Zoila Sanchez|Jill Guernsey de Zapien
The Border Community and Immigration Stress Scale: A Preliminary Examination of a Community Responsive Measure in Two Southwest Samples
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understanding contemporary sociocultural stressors may assist educational clinical policylevel health promotion efforts study presents descriptive findings new measure border community immigration stress scale data two community surveys part community based participatory projects conducted southwestern us border region scale includes stressful experiences reflected extant measures new items reflecting heightened local migration pressures health care barriers stressors representing main domain including novel ones reported frequency high intensity predominantly mexicandescent samples total stress also significantly associated mental physical health indicators study suggests particularly high health burdens tied experience stressors us border region many stressors also likely relevant communities within developed nations also experiencing high levels migration