The relationship between acculturation strategies and depressive and anxiety disorders in Turkish migrants in the Netherlands

BMC Psychiatry

Heleen Riper¹  Jeroen Ruwaard³  Jan Smit⁵  Pim Cuijpers¹  Matty AS de Wit²  Thijs Fassaert²  Burçin Ünlü Ince⁴ 

[1]Division of Online Health Training, Innovation Incubator, Leuphana University, Lueneburg, Germany

[2]Public Health Service Amsterdam, Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

[3]Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, Amsterdam, 1081 BT, The Netherlands

[4]EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research (EMGO+), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

[5]GGZ inGeest, Regional Mental Health Service Centre, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

关键词: Migrants;    Anxiety;    Depression;    Marginalization;    Separation;    Assimilation;    Integration;    Acculturation;   

Others  :  1123361
DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-014-0252-5

 received in 2014-02-28, accepted in 2014-08-27,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Turkish migrants in the Netherlands have a high prevalence of depressive and/or anxiety disorders. Acculturation has been shown to be related to higher levels of psychological distress, although it is not clear whether this also holds for depressive and anxiety disorders in Turkish migrants. This study aims to clarify the relationship between acculturation strategies (integration, assimilation, separation and marginalization) and the prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders as well as utilisation of GP care among Turkish migrants.

Methods

Existing data from an epidemiological study conducted among Dutch, Turkish and Moroccan inhabitants of Amsterdam were re-examined. Four scales of acculturation strategies were created in combination with the bi-dimensional approach of acculturation by factor analysis. The Lowlands Acculturation Scale and the Composite International Diagnostic Interview were used to assess acculturation and mood and anxiety disorders. Socio-demographic variables, depressive, anxiety and co-morbidity of both disorders and the use of health care services were associated with the four acculturation strategies by means of Chi-Squared and Likelihood tests. Three two-step logistic regression analyses were performed to control for possible, confounding variables.

Results

The sample consisted of 210 Turkish migrants. Significant associations were found between the acculturation strategies and age (p < .01), education (p < .01), daily occupation (p < .01) and having a long-term relationship (p = .03). A significant association was found between acculturation strategies and depressive disorders (p = .049): integration was associated with a lower risk of depression, separation with a higher risk. Using the axis separately, participation in Dutch society showed a significant relationship with a decreased risk of depressive, anxiety and co-morbidity of both disorders (OR = .15; 95% CI: .024 - .98). Non-participation showed no significant association. No association was found between the acculturation strategies and uptake of GP care.

Conclusions

Turkish migrants who integrate may have a lower risk of developing a depressive disorder. Participation in Dutch culture is associated with a decreased risk of depressive, anxiety and co-morbidity of both disorders. Further research should focus on the assessment of acculturation in the detection of depression.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Ünlü Ince et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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