The study has several limitations. First, the data are cross-sectional, so we cannot establish temporal order among the variables. Second, in addition to lacking measures of acculturation stress, other types of stressors were overlooked. For example, there was no assessment of gender-specific stressors such as miscarriages and rape. Third, measures of both stressors and health were self-reported, leading to the potential for shared response biases. Finally, findings from this sample may not generalize beyond Chicago.
