Background: Utilizing a psychosocial stress approach, we report psychosocial stressors that Latina/o immigrant day laborers in Baltimore report as workplace hazards and the contextual factors that shape these stressors.
Methods: Through a community–academic partnership, we conducted focus groups (n = 18) and key informant interviews (n = 9) using instruments developed between academics and the community partner to inquire Latina/o immigrants’ jobs, hazard awareness, occupational illnesses and injuries, and reporting behaviors. We conducted a transcript-based thematic analysis.
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- Martinez, Airin (Contributor)
- Piedramartel, Abdel (Author)
- Agnew, Jacqueline (Author)
- 2015-10-20
- Digital object identifier: 10.3389/fpubh.2015.00240
- Identifier TypeInternational standard serial numberIdentifier Value2296-2565
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Martínez, A. D., Piedramartel, A., & Agnew, J. (2015). Going Beyond the Injury: Regulatory Conditions Contributing to Latina/o Immigrants’ Occupational Psychosocial Stressors. Frontiers in Public Health, 3. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2015.00240