Latinx College Students: How Schemas and Attachments Impact Depression and Relationship Satisfaction

Rodriguez, Adrian; Ratanasiripong, Paul; Hardaway, Kimberly; Barron, Leslie; Toyama, Shiho

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“…Rarely, however, have the links between attachment and psychopathology been examined in all‐Latinx samples, with the findings in one study showing associations between anxiety, but not avoidance, and greater depression in Latinx youth (Ulloa et al, 2014), while another found secure attachment to be significantly negatively associated with all forms of psychopathology in a sample of immigrant Latinx youth from Central America (Venta et al, 2019). Additionally, a study of Latinx college students found that both attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were positively associated with depressive symptoms (Rodriguez et al, 2020). With respect to the link between attachment and anxiety symptoms, while little work has examined these associations among Latinx youth, a meta‐analysis of 46 studies conducted between the years of 1984–2010, which included 8907 children, revealed an overall effect size of r = .30 (Colonnesi et al, 2011).…”

Section: Factors Predicting Mental Health In Latinx Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Más Fuertes Juntos: Attachment relationship quality, but not demographic risk, predicts psychopathology in Latinx mother‐youth dyads

Borelli

Russo

Arreola

et al. 2021

Journal Community Psychology

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Latinx families are increasing in the population in the United States and have documented mental health concerns. Much remains to be understood about mental health predictors within this population. The present study aimed to help fill this gap and offer an in-depth assessment of psychopathology within a large (N = 330) sample of Latinx mothers and youth by exploring associations between sociodemographic risk, attachment relationship quality, and mental health. Demographic risk was not associated with youth or maternal psychopathology, but attachment relationship quality was associated with all indices of psychopathology in youth and mothers. The interaction between demographic risk and psychopathology only added to the prediction of maternal depression, revealing a pattern wherein maternal closeness was associated with lower depression at low and mean but not high levels of demographic risk. We discuss these findings in terms of the importance of supporting parent-child relationships in this population.

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Section: Factors Predicting Mental Health In Latinx Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Más Fuertes Juntos: Attachment relationship quality, but not demographic risk, predicts psychopathology in Latinx mother‐youth dyads

Borelli

Russo

Arreola

et al. 2021

Journal Community Psychology

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“…We purpose that early maladaptive schema factors predict depressiveness (42,43,44,45,46) and that pain is the end state(46).…”

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The Mediating Role of Depression Between Early Maladaptive Schema and Pain: A Structural Equation Modelling

Vakili

Rezaei

Hosseini

2020

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Background: Individuals with chronic pain frequently display comorbid depression. Depression and chronic pain may be related to childhood maltreatment and early distress. Early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) designed to assess early distress. EMSs are at the core of personality pathology and psychological distress.Objective: The main objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that depression mediates the relationship between EMSs and pain.Methods: One hundred chronic pain patients completed Young’s Schema Questionnaire, McGill Pain Questionnaire and depression subscale of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Results: We estimated two structural models; second model fitted the clinical sample well (chi2= 19.2; p= .31). In this model a latent variable (general maladaptive schema) was explored is directly associated with depression (β=0.39; p<0.01); Also depression is associated with the pain (β= -.57; p<0.01); General maladaptive schema had an indirect effect on pain that was mediated by depression (β= -.35; p<0.01). Conclusions: The results of the study suggested that early emotional maltreatment plays an important role in depression and pain in chronic pain patients. The model can help to adequate and establish targets for the psychological treatments included in multidisciplinary programs for this disorder.

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“…For example, family cohesion has been associated with problem-solving skills and positive self-concept among young adults (Leidy et al, 2010) and with better parenting behaviors (Romero & Ruiz, 2007). Specifically, research done with Latinx college students shows associations between parental attachment styles and developmental schemas and relationship satisfaction (Rodriguez et al, 2020), indicating that family experiences have an impact on relationship satisfaction. Although our measure of familism focuses on social support and the importance of relationships, these previous findings highlight the central role family plays in impacting relationship outcomes.…”

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Romantic partner communication, familism values, and Latinx young adults' relationship maintenance

Quinn¹

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Young adulthood is characterized by an increased focus on serious, long-term relationships. Stressors such as negative communication within couples can impede the enactment of pro-social, relationship maintenance behaviors, which may be especially salient for Latinx young adults who place importance on personal relationships. Familism, a cultural value that emphasizes supportive bonds and a cognitive orientation towards maintaining relationships, may protect against negative communication by inspiring more prosocial responding. In a sample of 475 Latinx young adults (M = 24.8 years, SD = 3.22), I found that negative communication (e.g., partners' propensity to withdrawal or criticize during interactions) was inversely associated with individuals' own relationship maintenance enactment (e.g., affectionate and supportive efforts to sustain the relationship). However, familism buffered the association between negative communication and relationship maintenance; in instances of low familism, participants who observed more negative communication reported fewer relationship maintenance behaviors. Conversely, under conditions of high familism, the association between negative communication and relationship maintenance was no longer significant. Findings reinforce the negative effects of maladaptive communication in relationships more broadly and highlight the protective role of cultural values for Latinx relationships.

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Latinx College Students: How Schemas and Attachments Impact Depression and Relationship Satisfaction

Cited by 7 publications

References 49 publications

Más Fuertes Juntos: Attachment relationship quality, but not demographic risk, predicts psychopathology in Latinx mother‐youth dyads

Más Fuertes Juntos: Attachment relationship quality, but not demographic risk, predicts psychopathology in Latinx mother‐youth dyads

The Mediating Role of Depression Between Early Maladaptive Schema and Pain: A Structural Equation Modelling

Romantic partner communication, familism values, and Latinx young adults' relationship maintenance

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