Recent research indicates a risk of isolation and psychological distress and underutilization of mental health services among older immigrants (Hernandez & Bigatti, 2010;Mui & Kang, 2006). The present study examined the perspectives of Asian Indian older adults and aimed to bridge gaps in understanding aging in the immigrant context. Semistructured interviews with 18 Asian Indian older adults (8 men and 10 women) were analyzed using content analysis. Four broad categories emerged from the data including: (a) challenges of living in the United States, (b) giving and receiving care in the family, (c) reflecting on present and future circumstances, and (d) approaches to coping. Various themes within these 4 broad categories extend existing knowledge concerning the vulnerabilities and resilience in the experiences of older Asian Indians. The ways in which research, practice, and policy can advocate for the mental health needs of Asian Indian older adults are discussed.

Immigrant-origin adolescents in the United States face a number of stressors across different social contexts (e.g., home, school), and yet, distress related to these stressors often goes unnoticed and access to resources is limited. This study examined how racial minority immigrant-origin adolescents in an urban setting construct and negotiate experiences of their ethnic and racial group membership, acculturative stress, and approaches to coping with acculturative stress. Guided by an integrative contextual framework of minority youth development, semistructured group interviews were conducted with 64 adolescents (35 girls and 29 boys) at an urban public high school located in the Northeastern part of the United States. Participants were either immigrants or children of immigrants from Afro-Caribbean (e.g., Haitian), Asian, Latino/a, and South Asian backgrounds. Analyses of the group interview data revealed four major domains related to experiences of ethnicity and race: (a) pride in and connection with heritage culture and language, (b) difficulties in cultural adjustment, (c) stereotypes and discrimination, and (d) coping and relational contexts, along with several

Although issues of gender and violence among immigrant communities have gained some recognition, little is known about the role of cultural factors in attitudes toward gender and sexual violence among Asian Indians in the United States. This study investigated the relationship between ethnic identity and gender-related attitudes, attitudes toward sexual violence among Asian Indians, and whether gender and nativity (U.S.-born and foreign-born) predict attitudes toward gender and sexual violence. Participants were 175 Asian Indians living in the United States (127 women and 48 men; 128 born outside the United States and 47 born in the U.S). Measures of ethnic identity, gender role attitudes, sex role egalitarianism, and rape myth acceptance were administered online. Results indicated that stronger ethnic identity is associated with more traditional gender role attitudes and less sex role egalitarianism. Foreign-born Asian Indians and men reported more traditional gender role attitudes and less sex role egalitarianism when compared with U.S.-born participants and women, respectively. Contrary to expectations, ethnic identity, gender, and nativity did not predict rape myth acceptance. The findings call attention to the intertwined nature of ethnicity and gender, and to differences in ethnic identity and gender role socialization within Asian Indian subgroups. What is the public significance of this article?This study investigated the relationship between a sense of connection to one's ethnic group and heritage and attitudes toward gender roles and sexual violence against women, among a sample of Asian Indians living in the United States. The findings indicate that having a stronger sense of connection to one's ethnic group is related to more traditional beliefs about gender roles; however, having a stronger sense of connection to one's ethnic group is not related to attitudes about sexual violence.

Several risk factors, including female sex, racial minority status, and family poverty, have been implicated in adolescents' depression. The present study focused on the role of one specific aspect of adolescents' ecological context, interactions with adults, in depressive symptomology. We examined the relationship between perceived support from adult family members and adults at school and depressive symptomology, and the relationship between negative interactions with police and depressive symptomology among adolescents, across sex, race, and social class. Participants included 707 adolescents (349 boys and 358 girls) from an urban high school. Analyses revealed that perceived support from adult family members was negatively associated with depressive symptoms, that negative interactions with police were positively associated with depressive symptoms, and that these relationships varied with respect to sex, race, and social class. The implications of the findings for research and practice with adolescents are discussed.

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