model of the phenomenon of personal ethnic identity" ["Teoretychna model' fenomenu etnichnoyi identichnosti osobystosty"]. Aktual'ny problemy psykhologii: organisatsiyna psychologiya. Ekonomichna psychologiya, Sotsial'na psychologiya-Actual problems of psychology: organizational psychology.

In 3 studies, the authors investigated the functional role of psychological resilience and positive emotions in the stress process. Studies 1a and 1b explored naturally occurring daily stressors. Study 2 examined data from a sample of recently bereaved widows. Across studies, multilevel random coefficient modeling analyses revealed that the occurrence of daily positive emotions serves to moderate stress reactivity and mediate stress recovery. Findings also indicated that differences in psychological resilience accounted for meaningful variation in daily emotional responses to stress. Higher levels of trait resilience predicted a weaker association between positive and negative emotions, particularly on days characterized by heightened stress. Finally, findings indicated that over time, the experience of positive emotions functions to assist high-resilient individuals in their ability to recover effectively from daily stress. Implications for research into protective factors that serve to inhibit the scope, severity, and diffusion of daily stressors in later adulthood are discussed.

Increasing evidence suggests that perceived social isolation or loneliness is a major risk factor for physical and mental illness in later life. This review assesses the status of research on loneliness and health in older adults. Key concepts and definitions of loneliness are identified, and the prevalence, correlates, and health effects of loneliness in older individuals are reviewed. Theoretical mechanisms that underlie the association between loneliness and health are also described, and illustrative studies examining these mechanisms are summarized. Intervention approaches to reduce loneliness in old age are highlighted, and priority recommendations for future research are presented.

The goal of this research was to explore the generality of developmental processes related to intergenerational value discrepancies across 701 families from immigrant and non-immigrant groups. In a study involving 471 immigrant families (197 Armenian, 103 Vietnamese, and 171 Mexican) and 230 non-immigrant families (95 African American and 135 European American), adolescents and parents reported their endorsement of values pertaining to family obligations. We examined similarities and differences at three levels of analysis, from the general to the group-specific. Results provide evidence for general developmental processes (family obligations were endorsed more by parents than by adolescents in all groups), processes associated with immigration (the intergenerational value discrepancy generally increased with time in the United States), and processes that are unique to each ethnic group.

The objectives of the current study were to document the effects of discrimination on Latino mental health and to identify the circumstances by which ethnic identity serves a protective function. Instances of discrimination and depressive symptoms were measured every day for 13 days in a sample of Latino adults (N = 91). Multilevel random coefficient modeling showed a 1-day lagged effect in which increases in depression were observed the day following a discriminatory event. The findings also revealed differential effects of ethnic identity exploration and commitment. Whereas ethnic identity exploration was found to exacerbate the influence of daily discrimination on next-day depression, ethnic identity commitment operated as a stress buffer, influencing the intensity of and recovery from daily discrimination. The findings are discussed within a stress and coping perspective that identifies appropriate cultural resources for decreasing the psychological consequences associated with daily discrimination.The growing Latino population in the United States along with the increased national attention on immigration has highlighted the need to understand the nature of stressor exposure and stressor reactivity among Latinos. Discrimination-related stressors have been found to have a profound impact on the mental health of ethnic minority groups (Brondolo et al., 2009). Recently, it has been reported that young U.S.-born Latinos are more likely to perceive discrimination compared with older Latinos (Perez, Fortuna, & Alegria, 2008). This pattern is particularly noteworthy given that a majority of the current Latino population is U.S.-born (U.S. Census Bureau, 2007). In addition, U.S.-born Latinos have been found to have higher rates of depression than their immigrant counterparts (Alegria et al., 2007). A stress and coping perspective provides a framework for understanding the ways in which Latinos respond to discriminatory events and for explaining how living in the United States may place Latinos at risk for experiencing mental health difficulties. Ethnic identity offers an important set of resources that may serve as a buffer from the adverse psychological effects of discrimination-related stress.NOT THE PUBLISHED VERSION; this is the author's final, peer-reviewed manuscript. The published version may be accessed by following the link in the citation at the bottom of the page.Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Vol. 16, No. 4 (2010): pg. 561-568. DOI. This article is © American Psychological Association and permission has been granted for this version to appear in e-Publications@Marquette. American Psychological Association does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from American Psychological Association. 3 DiscriminationNumerous reports have identified the negative impact of discrimination 1 on psychological outcomes, particularly depression, among various ethnic groups (cf., Brondolo et al., 2009; Ong, Fuller...