@article{ref1,
title="Acculturation, coping, and PTSD in Hispanic 9/11 rescue and recovery workers",
journal="Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy",
year="2021",
author="Ciro, Dianne and Pietrzak, Robert H. and Lee, Rufina J. and Rodriguez, Janice and Singh, Ritika and Salim, Ryan and Schechter, Clyde B. and Southwick, Steven M. and Crane, Michael and Harrison, Denise J. and Luft, Benjamin J. and Moline, Jacqueline M. and Udasin, Iris G. and Feder, Adriana",
volume="13",
number="1",
pages="84-93",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Research examining the responders of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks of 9/11 has found that Hispanic responders are at greater risk for  posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than non-Hispanic White responders. However, no  studies have examined how acculturation may influence the relationship between  coping and PTSD in Hispanic 9/11 responders. This novel study is the first to  examine differences in coping and PTSD among Hispanic responders by level of  acculturation. <br><br>METHODS: The sample is composed of 845 Hispanic 9/11 responders who  were seen at the World Trade Center Health Program and participated in a web-based  survey. Using logistic and multiple linear regression, we examined how acculturation  is related to their coping strategies and risk for PTSD. We also tested for  interaction to examine whether level of acculturation moderated the relationship  between coping and PTSD symptom severity. <br><br>RESULTS: Key findings revealed that higher  acculturation is associated with the use of substances, venting, and humor to cope,  while lower acculturation is associated with the use of active coping and  self-distraction in this sample. We also found that less acculturated responders  were more likely to experience more severe PTSD. Lastly, our findings revealed that  Hispanics who are more acculturated and used substances to cope had more severe PTSD  than less acculturated responders. <br><br>CONCLUSION: These findings highlight the need to  consider the role of acculturation in Hispanic responders' coping and PTSD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1942-9681",
doi="10.1037/tra0000624",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000624"
}