¡si se puede! Cultural factors as predictors of resilience among workers of Mexican descent.

What is it about?

Farm and industrial workers of Mexican descent are subject to multiple stressors including discrimination, separation from families, poverty, and health and safety hazards as they perform the difficult work that supports the U.S. Agricultural Industry. This study found that despite these obstacles, attributes that define Mexican culture helped workers to overcome these stressors resulting in resilience that allows them to survive and persist.

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Why is it important?

Farm and industrial workers in the United States, who are primarily of Mexican descent, engage in backbreaking work to support themselves and their families, as well as putting food on Americans’ plates and supporting the billion-dollar agricultural industry Despite these harsh working conditions, Mexican workers demonstrate resilience, as they continue to harvest the land and build products for the U.S.

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