Well-Being and Family Role Strains Among Cuban American and Puerto Rican Mothers of Adults with Mental Retardation

Personalismo may have a broad influence on the well-being of U.S. Latinos by shaping social networks and, in turn, access to information and resources. However, research on personalismo is currently constrained by the lack of a psychometrically sound measure of this cultural construct. This research used a mixed-methods approach to develop a personalismo scale across three studies: a cognitive interviewing study with Mexican American adults ( n = 33); a cognitive interviewing study with non-Latino White, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban American adults ( n = 61); and a psychometric telephone survey with Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban American adults ( n = 1,296). The final, 12-item scale had high internal consistency reliability and appears to be appropriate for use with Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban American adults. Significant differences emerged across Latino subgroups, with higher personalismo observed among Cuban Americans and female respondents, providing empirical evidence of cultural heterogeneity among U.S. Latino populations.

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Spirituality and Well-Being in Puerto Rican College Students

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e535922007-001 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Maria R. Scharron-Del Rio

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Puerto Rican ◽

Well Being

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On ESPN Deportes: Latinos, Sport Media, and the Cultural Politics of Visibilities

Journal of Sport and Social Issues ◽

10.1177/0193723518797030 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 42 (6) ◽

pp. 470-497

Author(s):

Jorge E. Moraga

Keyword(s):

Puerto Rican ◽

Cultural Politics ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Discursive Practice ◽

Media Content ◽

Latino Americans ◽

Cuban American ◽

Sport Media ◽

Content Coverage ◽

Changing Demographics

This article explores the ways Latinos—as audience, market, media—reshape the boundaries of sport media coverage. Its central focus examines the ways ESPN responds to the “browning of America” and its changing demographics. To this end, the essay examines the emergence and development of ESPN Deportes, and provides a textual analysis of “One Nación” (September 2015-August 2016), a podcast hosted by Max Bretos (Cuban American) and Marly Rivera (Puerto Rican). Offering a textual and content analysis, I suggest that One Nación provides a benchmark to assess the cultural politics of diversifying sport media content, coverage, and context. Moreover, I argue that One Nación, while unable to escape the dominant features of late racial/gendered capitalism, produces a counterhegemonic discursive practice capable of challenging mediated circulations of Latino Americans.

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PERCEPTION OF WELL BEING: A COMPARISON OF PUERTO RICAN AND COLOMBIAN SUGAR CANE WORKERS

The Quality of Life: Systems Approaches ◽

10.1016/b978-0-08-027198-9.50058-2 ◽

1981 ◽

pp. 299-303

Author(s):

Ronald J. Duncan

Keyword(s):

Puerto Rican ◽

Sugar Cane ◽

Well Being

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Contextualizing the COVID-19 Era in Puerto Rico: Compounding Disasters and Parallel Pandemics

The Journals of Gerontology Series B ◽

10.1093/geronb/gbaa186 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Catherine García ◽

Fernando I Rivera ◽

Marc A Garcia ◽

Giovani Burgos ◽

María P Aranda

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Health Care ◽

Puerto Rico ◽

Puerto Rican ◽

Debt Crisis ◽

Wealth Inequality ◽

Well Being ◽

Research Report ◽

The Impact ◽

Health And Well Being

Abstract Objectives The COVID-19 outbreak has worsened the ongoing economic crisis in Puerto Rico by creating “parallel pandemics” that exacerbate socioeconomic and health inequalities experienced by its most vulnerable residents. Unfortunately, conditions on the island have been largely overlooked by national media outlets and the mainland U.S. population. Thus, this research report aims to draw attention to the disparate burden multiple and compounding disasters have on older island-dwelling Puerto Rican adults’ health and well-being. Methods We characterize the lived experiences of the older population in Puerto Rico by incorporating data from multiple sources and contextualizing the effects of compounding disasters, the fiscal pandemic, and health care challenges to provide a more nuanced portrait of existing compounding factors that negatively affect the health and well-being of older adults in the era of COVID-19. Results We highlight 2 main factors that exacerbate pre-pandemic inequities experienced by the older adult population amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico: (a) the impact of multiple and compounding disasters; and (b) health care challenges. Discussion The human suffering of the Puerto Rican population is compounded by the consequences of fiscal austerity, increasing levels of income and wealth inequality, the debt crisis, significant emigration, and a dysfunctional health care system. Future governmental actions are required to lessen the burden of parallel pandemics on older adults in Puerto Rico.

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