Citation

Gaffney KF, Choi E, Yi K, Jones GB, Bowman C, Tavangar NN. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Neonatal Nurs. 1997; 26(3): 303-310.

Affiliation

College of Nursing and Health Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9170594

Abstract

A comparative, descriptive study was conducted among 104 Salvadoran, 69 non-Salvadoran Hispanic, and 187 non-Hispanic pregnant women concerning the stressful events including episodes of violence experienced. Furthermore, it also compared the relationship between episodes of violence and drug or alcohol use among the three groups. The measures used are the Difficult Life Circumstances scale and psychosocial history assessment. Results showed that stressful events were found to occur more frequently among the non-Hispanic mothers than among either Hispanic subgroups. However, cultural distinctions between Salvadoran and non-Salvadoran Hispanic mothers did not emerge. Alcohol and drug use differed significantly among the groups in this study. In conclusion, cross-cultural comparisons revealed group differences in the number of stressful events, including episodes of violence and alcohol or drug use.

Language: en