Mental Health Impacts on the Latinx Community Leading up to the 2020 Election
The Journal of Latinx Psychology recently published an article titled "Affect in anticipation of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in a sample of Latinx adults living on the U.S.–Mexico border: A daily diary study."
The article discusses how the time period leading up to the 2020 election, which was marked by lots of anti-immigrant and anti-Latinx rhetoric, was associated with increased rates of depression, anxiety, and negative affect in a sample of over 100 Latinxs living on/near the US-Mexico border.
Since 2024 is an election season and we have already seen lots of anti-immigrant rhetoric, we might be intentional about protecting our mental health and recognizing that this may be a time of elevated stress for our community.
Read the full article HERE.