TY - JOUR
T1 - Depressive symptoms and externalizing behaviors among Hispanic immigrant adolescents
T2 - Examining longitudinal effects of cultural stress
AU - Cano, Miguel Ángel
AU - Schwartz, Seth J.
AU - Castillo, Linda G.
AU - Romero, Andrea J.
AU - Huang, Shi
AU - Lorenzo-Blanco, Elma I.
AU - Unger, Jennifer B.
AU - Zamboanga, Byron L.
AU - Des Rosiers, Sabrina E.
AU - Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes
AU - Lizzi, Karina M.
AU - Soto, Daniel W.
AU - Oshri, Assaf
AU - Villamar, Juan Andres
AU - Pattarroyo, Monica
AU - Szapocznik, José
N1 - Funding Information: Preparation of this article was supported by Grant DA026594 , co-funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse ; and R25 DA026401 funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse . Publisher Copyright: © 2015 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - This study examined longitudinal effects of cultural stress (a latent factor comprised of bicultural stress, ethnic discrimination, and negative context of reception) on depressive symptoms and a range of externalizing behaviors among recently (≤5 years in the U.S. at baseline) immigrated Hispanic adolescents. A sample of 302 adolescents (53% boys; mean age 14.51 years) completed baseline measures of perceived ethnic discrimination, bicultural stress, and perceived negative context of reception; and outcome measures of depressive symptoms, cigarette smoking, alcohol use, aggressive behavior, and rule-breaking behavior six months post-baseline. A path analysis indicated that higher cultural stress scores predicted higher levels of all outcomes. These effects were consistent across genders, but varied by study site. Specifically, higher cultural stress scores increased depressive symptoms among participants in Miami, but not in Los Angeles. Findings suggest that cultural stress is a clinically relevant predictor of depressive symptoms and externalizing behaviors among Hispanic immigrant adolescents.
AB - This study examined longitudinal effects of cultural stress (a latent factor comprised of bicultural stress, ethnic discrimination, and negative context of reception) on depressive symptoms and a range of externalizing behaviors among recently (≤5 years in the U.S. at baseline) immigrated Hispanic adolescents. A sample of 302 adolescents (53% boys; mean age 14.51 years) completed baseline measures of perceived ethnic discrimination, bicultural stress, and perceived negative context of reception; and outcome measures of depressive symptoms, cigarette smoking, alcohol use, aggressive behavior, and rule-breaking behavior six months post-baseline. A path analysis indicated that higher cultural stress scores predicted higher levels of all outcomes. These effects were consistent across genders, but varied by study site. Specifically, higher cultural stress scores increased depressive symptoms among participants in Miami, but not in Los Angeles. Findings suggest that cultural stress is a clinically relevant predictor of depressive symptoms and externalizing behaviors among Hispanic immigrant adolescents.
KW - Conduct problems
KW - Cultural stress
KW - Depressive symptoms
KW - Hispanic adolescents
KW - Immigrants
KW - Substance use
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U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.03.017
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.03.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 25899132
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 42
SP - 31
EP - 39
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
ER -