Health policy interventions can provide powerful tools for effectively addressing the unrelenting... more Health policy interventions can provide powerful tools for effectively addressing the unrelenting disparities in health that exist across racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The Latino community is one of the fastest growing communities in the United States, yet they have been largely underrepresented in government and advocacy efforts. The current study uses combined quantitative and qualitative data to explore Latino perspectives on barriers to engaging in political advocacy for cancer control. Between April and July 2010, a total of 42 Latino adults participated in 1 of 6 focus groups and completed a brief written questionnaire assessing their experiences and social supports for political advocacy efforts. The participants were predominantly female (81%), with a mean age of 45 years and a wide range of past personal involvement in political advocacy efforts. Three primary themes emerged from the focus group discussions. First, there was a general lack of awareness of p...
Health policy interventions provide powerful tools for addressing health disparities. The Latino ... more Health policy interventions provide powerful tools for addressing health disparities. The Latino community is one of the fastest growing communities in the United States yet is largely underrepresented in government and advocacy efforts. This study includes 42 Latino adults (M age = 45 years) who participated in focus group discussions and completed a brief questionnaire assessing their experiences with political health advocacy. Qualitative analyses revealed participants considered cancer a concern for the Latino community, but there was a lack of familiarity with political advocacy and its role in cancer control. Participants identified structural, practical, cultural, and contextual barriers to engaging in political health advocacy. This article presents a summary of the findings that suggest alternative ways to engage Latinos in cancer control advocacy.
... 3043 Address for correspondence: Kate E. Murray, San Diego State University/University of Ca... more ... 3043 Address for correspondence: Kate E. Murray, San Diego State University/University of California San Diego*, Cancer Center Partnership, 6363 Alvarado Court, MC 1895, San Diego, CA 921204913, USA. ... 32 JOURNAL OF PACIFIC RIM PSYCHOLOGY Kate E. Murray ...
18 Cultural Adaptation and Resilience Controversies, Issues, and Emerging Models Felipe González ... more 18 Cultural Adaptation and Resilience Controversies, Issues, and Emerging Models Felipe González Castro Kate E. Murray In this chapter we examine ... roles and life projects also report higher levels of psychological distress within their new host country (Colic-Peisker & Walker ...
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2012
The present study seeks to examine the impact of therapeutic interventions for people from refuge... more The present study seeks to examine the impact of therapeutic interventions for people from refugee backgrounds within a naturalistic setting.
Physical activity (PA) is recommended as an important health behavior for warding off a host of c... more Physical activity (PA) is recommended as an important health behavior for warding off a host of chronic diseases; however, the minority of U.S. adults currently meets recommended PA guidelines. While data is sparse, pilot data suggests that PA among adult Somalis is lower than average despite rapidly shifting obesity and chronic disease profiles in the years following resettlement. Preliminary research with the local Somali community identified unique cultural and religious barriers that influence opportunities to engaging in PA, such as religious practices related to dress and the challenges of living in resource poor, low-income communities. While there are many evidence-based interventions promoting PA among sedentary populations, none have been adapted or tested with the large and growing Somali community in the U.S. The current research describes the process of piloting a program previously shown to be successful with White and Latino sedentary populations. Based on adaptation ...
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 2013
Rates of human migration are steadily rising and have resulted in significant socio-political deb... more Rates of human migration are steadily rising and have resulted in significant socio-political debates over how to best respond to increasing cultural diversity and changing migration patterns. Research on prejudicial attitudes toward immigrants has focused on the attitudes and beliefs that individuals in the receiving-country hold about immigrants. The current study enhances this literature by examining how young adults view authorized and unauthorized immigrants, and refugees. Using a between-groups design of 191 undergraduates, we found that participants consistently reported more prejudicial attitudes, greater perceived realistic threats, and greater intergroup anxiety when responding to questions about unauthorized as compared to authorized immigrants. Additionally, there were differences in attitudes depending on participants' generational status, with older-generation participants reporting greater perceived realistic and symbolic threat, prejudice and anxiety than newer-generation students. In some instances, these effects were moderated by participant race/ethnicity and whether they were evaluating authorized or unauthorized immigrants. Lastly, perceived realistic threat, symbolic threat, and intergroup anxiety were significant predictors of prejudicial attitudes. Overall, participants reported positive attitudes toward refugees and resettlement programs in the U.S.
... A New Definition of Health for People and Communities Alex J. Zautra John Stuart Hall Kate E.... more ... A New Definition of Health for People and Communities Alex J. Zautra John Stuart Hall Kate E.Murray Beginning with the ... Some resilience researchers have focused on personality fea-tures (eg, Friborg, Barlaug, Martinussen, Rosenvinge, & Hjemdal, 2005), and have given ...
Background: There is limited research on the subjective experience of therapists and their unders... more Background: There is limited research on the subjective experience of therapists and their understanding of therapeutic process when working with people from refugee backgrounds.
... Kate Murray and Alex Zautra ... While this is the gold-standard diagnosis with prescribed ind... more ... Kate Murray and Alex Zautra ... While this is the gold-standard diagnosis with prescribed individual-based treatments in Western countries, Joan Giller, a UK-based physician, asserts that the PTSD-framework and related individual treat-ments may not be appropriate when ...
Health policy interventions can provide powerful tools for effectively addressing the unrelenting... more Health policy interventions can provide powerful tools for effectively addressing the unrelenting disparities in health that exist across racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The Latino community is one of the fastest growing communities in the United States, yet they have been largely underrepresented in government and advocacy efforts. The current study uses combined quantitative and qualitative data to explore Latino perspectives on barriers to engaging in political advocacy for cancer control. Between April and July 2010, a total of 42 Latino adults participated in 1 of 6 focus groups and completed a brief written questionnaire assessing their experiences and social supports for political advocacy efforts. The participants were predominantly female (81%), with a mean age of 45 years and a wide range of past personal involvement in political advocacy efforts. Three primary themes emerged from the focus group discussions. First, there was a general lack of awareness of p...
Health policy interventions provide powerful tools for addressing health disparities. The Latino ... more Health policy interventions provide powerful tools for addressing health disparities. The Latino community is one of the fastest growing communities in the United States yet is largely underrepresented in government and advocacy efforts. This study includes 42 Latino adults (M age = 45 years) who participated in focus group discussions and completed a brief questionnaire assessing their experiences with political health advocacy. Qualitative analyses revealed participants considered cancer a concern for the Latino community, but there was a lack of familiarity with political advocacy and its role in cancer control. Participants identified structural, practical, cultural, and contextual barriers to engaging in political health advocacy. This article presents a summary of the findings that suggest alternative ways to engage Latinos in cancer control advocacy.
... 3043 Address for correspondence: Kate E. Murray, San Diego State University/University of Ca... more ... 3043 Address for correspondence: Kate E. Murray, San Diego State University/University of California San Diego*, Cancer Center Partnership, 6363 Alvarado Court, MC 1895, San Diego, CA 921204913, USA. ... 32 JOURNAL OF PACIFIC RIM PSYCHOLOGY Kate E. Murray ...
18 Cultural Adaptation and Resilience Controversies, Issues, and Emerging Models Felipe González ... more 18 Cultural Adaptation and Resilience Controversies, Issues, and Emerging Models Felipe González Castro Kate E. Murray In this chapter we examine ... roles and life projects also report higher levels of psychological distress within their new host country (Colic-Peisker & Walker ...
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2012
The present study seeks to examine the impact of therapeutic interventions for people from refuge... more The present study seeks to examine the impact of therapeutic interventions for people from refugee backgrounds within a naturalistic setting.
Physical activity (PA) is recommended as an important health behavior for warding off a host of c... more Physical activity (PA) is recommended as an important health behavior for warding off a host of chronic diseases; however, the minority of U.S. adults currently meets recommended PA guidelines. While data is sparse, pilot data suggests that PA among adult Somalis is lower than average despite rapidly shifting obesity and chronic disease profiles in the years following resettlement. Preliminary research with the local Somali community identified unique cultural and religious barriers that influence opportunities to engaging in PA, such as religious practices related to dress and the challenges of living in resource poor, low-income communities. While there are many evidence-based interventions promoting PA among sedentary populations, none have been adapted or tested with the large and growing Somali community in the U.S. The current research describes the process of piloting a program previously shown to be successful with White and Latino sedentary populations. Based on adaptation ...
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 2013
Rates of human migration are steadily rising and have resulted in significant socio-political deb... more Rates of human migration are steadily rising and have resulted in significant socio-political debates over how to best respond to increasing cultural diversity and changing migration patterns. Research on prejudicial attitudes toward immigrants has focused on the attitudes and beliefs that individuals in the receiving-country hold about immigrants. The current study enhances this literature by examining how young adults view authorized and unauthorized immigrants, and refugees. Using a between-groups design of 191 undergraduates, we found that participants consistently reported more prejudicial attitudes, greater perceived realistic threats, and greater intergroup anxiety when responding to questions about unauthorized as compared to authorized immigrants. Additionally, there were differences in attitudes depending on participants' generational status, with older-generation participants reporting greater perceived realistic and symbolic threat, prejudice and anxiety than newer-generation students. In some instances, these effects were moderated by participant race/ethnicity and whether they were evaluating authorized or unauthorized immigrants. Lastly, perceived realistic threat, symbolic threat, and intergroup anxiety were significant predictors of prejudicial attitudes. Overall, participants reported positive attitudes toward refugees and resettlement programs in the U.S.
... A New Definition of Health for People and Communities Alex J. Zautra John Stuart Hall Kate E.... more ... A New Definition of Health for People and Communities Alex J. Zautra John Stuart Hall Kate E.Murray Beginning with the ... Some resilience researchers have focused on personality fea-tures (eg, Friborg, Barlaug, Martinussen, Rosenvinge, & Hjemdal, 2005), and have given ...
Background: There is limited research on the subjective experience of therapists and their unders... more Background: There is limited research on the subjective experience of therapists and their understanding of therapeutic process when working with people from refugee backgrounds.
... Kate Murray and Alex Zautra ... While this is the gold-standard diagnosis with prescribed ind... more ... Kate Murray and Alex Zautra ... While this is the gold-standard diagnosis with prescribed individual-based treatments in Western countries, Joan Giller, a UK-based physician, asserts that the PTSD-framework and related individual treat-ments may not be appropriate when ...
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