The Effect of Stress, Acculturation, and Heritage Identity on Depression in Arab Americans

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Table 1. Descriptive statistics: demographic information

Variable	N (%)
Age	140
>39	68 (49%)
<39	72 (51%)
Sex	140
Male	41 (29%)
Female	99 (71%)
Religion	140
Muslim	131 (94%)
Christian	8 (6%)
Jewish	1 (1%)
Marital Status	141
Never Married	37 (26%)
Divorced	10 (7%)
Separated	4 (3%)
Widowed	14 (10%)
Married	76 (54%)
Country of Birth	135
Iraq	47 (35%)
USA	20 (15%)
Lebanon	18 (13%)
Syria	18 (13%)
Yemen	17 (13%)
Other	15 (11%)
Immigrant	138
Yes	103 (75%)
No	35 (25%)
Language Spoken at Home	139
Arabic	92 (66%)
Arabic, English	29 (21%)
English	14 (10%)
Other	4 (3%)
Employment Status	140
Unemployed	81 (58%)
Employed	59 (42%)
Education Level	138
None	6 (4%)
Grades 1–8	22 (16%)
High School	57 (41%)
College	47 (34%)
Grad School	6 (4%)

Table 2. Binomial logistic regression results: stress and depression

	Total Sample
		95% CI
Predictors	OR	Lower bound	Upper Bound
Perceived Stress	1.21**	1.10	1.33
Everyday Discrimination	1.81	0.85	3.84
Acculturative Stress	1.02*	1.00	1.05
Age	1.05*	1.01	1.09
Sex	3.84*	1.30	11.35
BMI	0.97	0.91	1.03
Education	0.95	0.56	1.59

OR = Odds Ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval, BMI = Body Mass Index.

* = p < .05, ** = p < .01.

Table 3. Binomial logistic regression results: acculturation and depression

	Total sample
		95% CI
Predictors	OR	Lower bound	Upper Bound
Heritage Identity	0.78	0.37	1.65
Mainstream Identity	1.19	0.58	2.42
Age	1.02	0.99	1.05
Sex	2.11	0.93	4.83
BMI	0.98	0.94	1.03
Education	1.03	0.68	1.56

OR = Odds Ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval, BMI = Body Mass Index.

* = p < .05, ** = p < .01.