ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to assess how gender and gender role identification contribute to differences in Latinx immigrants' traumatic experiences, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and resiliency. A hundred Latinx participants were recruited from a nonprofit organization in southern California as well as via Amazon Mturk and filled out a questionnaire. Participants were asked several demographic questions to determine their gender, country of origin, and age at immigration. Participants were given the Spanish version of the Traditional Gender Attitudes Scale to examine gender roles, the Spanish version of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire to assess for traumatic experiences and presenting symptoms, and the Spanish version of the Brief Resilience Scale. Data was analyzed in SPSS, using a combination of independent group t-tests and simple regression. Results showed significant differences between groups based on gender as well as time of participation, with the online group completing the surveys after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. While hypothesized regression models were not shown to be significant, there were many significant findings in correlations between the study variables, with a notable negative relationship between gender role adherence and resiliency. Additionally, male participants and participants completing the study in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis reported significantly more traumatic experiences as well as overall distress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)