Mexican Wives' Mental Health Dives When Husbands Work In US
Posted on: Thursday, 2 July 2009, 10:15 CDT
Selected highlights from a new study on immigration, health and gender roles:Mexican wives who stay home when their husbands immigrate to the United States for work have poorer mental health than a comparison group.
Shifting gender roles seem to be equally as stressful as the husbands' absence.
"Popular American psychology would suggest that their newfound independence might ease the stress of single-handedly managing the household . Being apart from their husbands, who go to the United States to work, does nothing beneficial for their mental health." - Jared Wilkerson, lead study author
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