Depressive symptoms in first-and second-generation migrants: A cross-sectional study of a multi-ethnic working population

Marcel Sieberer, Saša Maksimović, Burcu Ersöz, Wielant Machleidt, Marc Ziegenbein and Iris T. Calliess

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2012, vol. 58, issue 6, 605-613

Abstract: Background: Migrants in Europe may suffer from depression more often than the native-born population of the particular host country. Reports about the prevalence of depression in migrants are, however, heterogeneous and the possible causes are the subject of controversial discussion. Aims: The aims of this study are to determine the incidence of depressiveness in a large multi-ethnic working population with and without a history of migration, and to investigate possible connections with migration status and acculturation criteria. Methods: The cross-sectional study asked 7062 employees of a university hospital to complete a self-rating questionnaire concerning socio-demographic data, migration status and indicators of acculturation. Depressiveness was assessed by means of the German version of the Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Results: The response rate was 41.7% ( N = 2932); 14.9% of the participants ( n = 419) reported a history of migration, 275 (65.8%) of whom were first-generation (M1) and 143 (34.2%) second-generation (M2) migrants. According to the CES-D scores, 8.7% of non-migrants ( n = 207) suffered from clinically relevant depressive symptoms, compared to 16% ( n = 44) of the M1 group (OR = 2.10, 95% CI: 1.44–3.04, p

Keywords: depression; migrants; second generation; acculturation; CES-D (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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