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Latina Women Leaders: Their experiences, obstacles, and triumphs
… research was to describe the experiences of Latina principals in a western state. AIM: Use the findings to recommend a mentoring program of aspiring Latina principals Methods: Ethnography was the preferred data collection method in an attempt to unveil cultural scenes unique to the informants …
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Latina Women at Columbus State University: The Struggle to Persist
… Latino community changed the face of the nation. Latina women are projected to account for a third of the total female population by the year 2060.</p> <p>This growing segment of society represented untapped human capital, much of which has yet to be discovered and utilized. The Latino population …
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Links between cardiovascular disease and depression among Hispanic/Latina women
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A feminist analysis of mental health providers' perspectives of Latina women
Researchers have documented that Latina women involved in the mental health system face a number of barriers to access to services and ongoing use of services. Latina women involved in the mental health system are often viewed as at-risk. This study challenges traditional pathological views of …
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The Lived Experience of Latina Women Giving Birth in the United States
… Nurses play an essential role in assisting women of diverse cultures to fulfill their expectations regarding traditions, beliefs, and practices regarding childbirth. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the meaning of the lived experience of childbirth of Latina women …
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Unraveling the Double-Bind: An Investigation of Black and Latina Women in STEM
… systems of oppression (i.e., Black and Latina women), and for whom previous intervention efforts have not adequately addressed. Ameliorating racial and gender disparities through fostering psychological safety (e.g., belonging) in STEM fields has been a substantive focus for intervention …
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Mental Health Literacy of Latina Women in the United States for Their School-Aged Children
… status (SES), little is known about how Latina mothers make MH decisions for their children. The present study examined links between Latina mothers' mental health literacy (MHL), including the recognition of and response to child psychiatric symptoms, and maternal acculturation factors …
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An assessment of attitudes and experiences with intimate partner abuse among Latina women in North Texas
… grounded theory method, a substantive theory of Latina intimate partner abuse was developed. Latina women above the age of 18, who by self-report were survivors of intimate partner abuse, were recruited via flyers distributed at various locations such as shelters, community gatekeepers, churches, …
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Using Media-Based Representations of Reproductive Health Choices to Discuss the Real and Ideal Experiences of Latina Women
… research conducted with Mexican and Salvadoran women living in the Washington Metropolitan area, regarding the support and obstacles they have faced when attempting to access reproductive health care services. Results are based on focus groups and individual interviews held with first and …
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Do I belong? Narratives of sense of belonging and fit from underrepresented African American and Latina women in science undergraduate majors
… of underrepresented African American and Latina undergraduate women in science majors. More specifically, the study focused on the factors that contributed to the participants being engaged or disengaged in the science campus community. The use of narratives provided a detailed …
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NARRATIVES OF PERSEVERANCE BY LATINA WOMEN PAVING THEIR WAY TO SUCCESS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH (STEAM) HIGHER EDUCATION
… was to understand the experiences of successful Latina women attaining higher education in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) and the challenges they have overcome along the way. Additionally, I sought to examine ways in which these students challenged the stigma of …
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The Effect of Perceived Discrimination and Weekly Stress on Physical Health Outcomes in African American and Hispanic/Latina Women: Health Is Power Study
… community dwelling African American and Hispanic/Latina women and (2) to determine whether coping moderates the association between discrimination and health. Method: Data were collected from the Health Is Power project, a longitudinal study funded by the National Institute of Health (PI: Lee, …
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Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Maternal Reflective Functioning and Attachment Relationship in Hispanic/Latina Women and Their Preschool-Age Children: A Qualitative Study
Research indicates that thousands of women across the world suffer intimate partner violence (IPV) under the hands of their partner on a daily basis. Understanding the effects of intimate partner violence on their psychological functioning and maternal response to very young children is crucial to …
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A quién le importa? Exploring Latina Women's Diabetes Experiences at a Community Care Center: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study
… the diverse and often-unheard experiences of Latina women with newly diagnosed and poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in a patient-provider setting at the Community Care Center located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This study focuses on Latina women due to the lack of representation for …
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Measurement and Modeling of Latina Experiences of Sexual Harassment
… sexual harassment process---as experienced by Latina women. When surveying the 476 Latinas, the study assessed factors that the literature claimed to be particularly salient to Latinas' experiences, as well as those that are highly relevant to harassing situations in general. These factors …
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Latinas Coping with the Deportation of their Partners
… This study aimed to explore the experiences of Latina women whose partners were deported and how women managed these events guided by the Double ABCX Model of Family Stress. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were administered to a community sample of 8 Latina women from the greater D.C. …
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