Interviews concerning attitudes and beliefs about Mexicans and Americans and about life in Mexico and the United States were conducted with 24 wives of Mexican workers in the United States; wives were living permanently in rural Jalisco, Mexico. Topics included moral values, educational attitudes, child rearing, quality of life, California's…

Ethnic loyalty in 140 Mexican women who immigrated to the United States at age 14 or older, and have lived there for an average of 7.5 years, was examined. Those remaining strongly attached to their traditional culture have a higher risk of psychological conflicts than those with lower ethnic loyalty scores. (JMM)

Thirty-six documents dealing with Hispanic immigrant women are included in this bibliography compiled from the Hispanic Health and Mental Health Data Base. Entires include author, title, source, date, index terms, and an abstract. A brief methodological description of the bibliography's development and analysis of pertinent research literature…

A comprehensive psychosocial investigation of 202 Mexican women who had never been out of Mexico and who were married to immigrant workers in the United States revealed that the women experienced stress associated with the welfare of the absent husband, acquisition of new responsibilities and obligations, and family disintegration. (KS)