Mental Health, Life Satisfaction, and Wellness Among Mexican American Immigrants

Abstract

This study examines the unique challenges that Mexican immigrants face and how these impact their overall health and life satisfaction. More specifically, this study is based on a quantitative research design that seeks to determine whether anxiety, depression, and wellness are predictive of life satisfaction. To date, these factors have not been studied collectively amongst the Mexican immigrant population. To test the hypotheses, a multilinear regression was conducted. The results indicated that anxiety, depression, and wellness can account for 62% of the variance in life satisfaction (R2=.63, Table 7). Depression and wellness were retained as the most significant predictors of life satisfaction. These findings have important implications for the provision of culturally competent care, for counselor educators, and for professional counselors.