Thermometer use among Mexican immigrant mothers in California

1997 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 1315-1323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norah Schwartz ◽  
Sylvia Guendelman ◽  
Paul English
Keyword(s):  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Immigrant Mothers

scholarly journals A Motherwork Challenge to Dominant Discourse: A Review of Immigration, Motherhood, and Parental Involvement: Narratives of Communal Agency in the Face of Power Asymmetry

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Scott
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Power Asymmetry ◽  
Immigrant Mothers ◽  
Dominant Discourse ◽  
The Face ◽  
Critical Feminist ◽  
Insight Into

In Lilian Cibils dissertation-turned-book, Immigration, Motherhood and Parental Involvement: Narratives of Communal Agency in the Face of Power Asymmetry (2017), the stories of seven Mexican immigrant mothers provide insight into what motherhood looks like outside the mainstream ideology of parental involvement. Using a critical feminist lens, Cibils employs the concept of motherwork as an alternative to a cultural deficit approach for understanding Mexican immigrant motherhood.

Mexican immigrant mothers' experiences with acculturation in distinct community contexts

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Feeney ◽  
Doris I. Cancel-Tirado ◽  
Leslie Richards ◽  
Margaret Manoogian
Keyword(s):  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Immigrant Mothers ◽  
Community Contexts ◽  
Mothers Experiences

Health Literacy in Unauthorized Mexican Immigrant Mothers and Risk of Developmental Delay in their Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1228-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen ◽  
Elise K. Duggan ◽  
Leonel Oliveros-Rosen ◽  
Marsha Gerdes ◽  
Stanton Wortham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Developmental Delay ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Immigrant Mothers

Challenges and Strategies to Maintaining Emotional Health

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 1556-1575 ◽  
Author(s):  
India J. Ornelas ◽  
Krista M. Perreira ◽  
Linda Beeber ◽  
Lauren Maxwell
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Community Resources ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Social Stressors ◽  
Family Separation ◽  
Immigrant Mothers ◽  
Increased Risk

Mexican immigrant mothers face many challenges that put them at increased risk for poor mental health. To understand the factors that lead to the development of depressive symptoms among Mexican immigrant mothers, we analyzed data from 20 qualitative, semistructured interviews. Participants included low-income, Mexican-born mothers of young children living in North Carolina. Most of the mothers in our study reported experiencing depressive symptoms after becoming parents. They expressed their symptoms as feelings of sadness, depression, loneliness, shame, and anxiety. Economic stressors contributing to their emotional health included financial obligations, work, and child care. Social stressors included family separation, social isolation, and discrimination. To cope with these stressors, mothers relied heavily on social networks and community resources. Our results suggest that a combination of both risk and resiliency factors shape the emotional health of Mexican immigrant mothers.

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