A latent profile analysis of U.S. undocumented college students’ advocacy communication strategies and its relationship with health

IF 1.6 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION Journal of Applied Communication Research Pub Date : 2022-09-15 DOI:10.1080/00909882.2022.2121172

M. Cornejo, Cecilia Ayón, Laura E. Enriquez

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ABSTRACT Undocumented youth engage in advocacy efforts to improve their social conditions. Deploying an expanded definition of advocacy communication, this study (a) examined the heterogeneity of undocumented collegestudents' advocacy communication by identifying profiles of undocumented college students based on their participation in various advocacy communication strategies and (b) examined how these advocacy profiles are associated with health (i.e. anxiety, depression, and self-rated health). Latent profile analysis of 1277 California undocumented, mostly Latina/o/x, college students identified four profiles. Frequent advocators had lower levels of self-rated health and higher levels of anxiety and depression than infrequent advocators. Media advocators reported higher levels of anxiety and depression than infrequent advocators. Finally, organizational advocators reported lower levels of anxiety than media advocators and frequent advocators. Our study advances research on the relationship between advocacy communication and health. We provide suggestions that university staff and programs can take to support undocumented students' advocacy efforts and health.

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美国无证大学生倡导传播策略及其与健康的关系分析

无证青年从事宣传工作，以改善他们的社会状况。通过对倡导传播的扩展定义，本研究(a)通过识别无证大学生参与各种倡导传播策略的概况，考察了无证大学生倡导传播的异质性;(b)考察了这些倡导概况与健康(即焦虑、抑郁和自评健康)的关系。对1277名加州无证大学生(主要是拉丁裔/非拉丁裔/非拉丁裔)的潜在侧写分析确定了四种侧写。与不经常倡导的人相比，频繁倡导的人自评健康水平较低，焦虑和抑郁水平较高。媒体宣传者报告的焦虑和抑郁水平高于不经常宣传者。最后，组织倡导者报告的焦虑水平低于媒体倡导者和频繁倡导者。我们的研究促进了倡导传播与健康之间关系的研究。我们为大学工作人员和项目提供建议，以支持无证学生的宣传工作和健康。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Communication Research publishes original scholarship that addresses or challenges the relation between theory and practice in understanding communication in applied contexts. All theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome, as are all contextual areas. Original research studies should apply existing theory and research to practical solutions, problems, and practices should illuminate how embodied activities inform and reform existing theory or should contribute to theory development. Research articles should offer critical summaries of theory or research and demonstrate ways in which the critique can be used to explain, improve or understand communication practices or process in a specific context.