Minority Stress and Depressive Symptoms

Cheng, Hsiu-Lan; Hitter, Tracie L.; Adams, Eve M.; Williams, Charlotte

doi:10.1177/0011000016660377

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“…For example, some research among Latino adolescents and adults shows that a strong ethnic identity buffers against the negative impact of discrimination on mental health (Torres, Yznaga, & Moore, 2011;Umaña-Taylor, Tynes, Toomey, Williams, & Mitchell, 2015;Umaña-Taylor, Wong, Gonzales, & Dumka, 2012). On the other hand, some research on Latino adolescents and adults shows that a strong ethnic identity may exacerbate the negative impact of discrimination on adjustment because individuals who are exploring their identity (e.g., Cheng, Hitter, Adams, & Williams, 2016;Torres & Ong, 2010;Torres et al, 2011) or those with a strong commitment to their ethnic group (e.g., Molina, Jackson, & Rivera-Olmedo, 2016;Umaña-Taylor et al, 2015) may be more sensitive to mistreatment or attacks based on their ethnic group membership.…”

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Coping With Racism: Moderators of the Discrimination–Adjustment Link Among Mexican‐Origin Adolescents

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What strategies help ethnic minority adolescents to cope with racism? The present study addressed this question by testing the role of ethnic identity, social support, and anger expression and suppression as moderators of the discrimination-adjustment link among 269 Mexican-origin adolescents (M = 14.1 years), 12-17 years old from the Midwestern U.S. Results from multilevel moderation analyses indicated that ethnic identity, social support, and anger suppression, respectively, significantly attenuated the relations between discrimination and adjustment problems, whereas outward anger expression exacerbated these relations. Moderation effects differed according to the level of analysis. By identifying effective coping strategies in the discrimination-adjustment link at specific levels of analysis, the present findings can guide future intervention efforts for Latino youth.

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Coping With Racism: Moderators of the Discrimination–Adjustment Link Among Mexican‐Origin Adolescents

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“…Among Latinx young adults, in some families traditional Latinx family values involving strict parental expectations encourage adult children to remain close to the family and to adhere to restrictive traditional family rules ( 61 ). Conversely, traditional Latinx family values in everyday life can also exert a positive effect on a family members' health and well-being.…”

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Cultural adaptations and cultural factors in EBI implementation with Latinx communities

Castro

Berkel

Epstein

2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionCultural factors are constructs that capture important life experiences of Latinx/Hispanic individuals, families, and communities. Despite their importance for Latinx communities, Latinx cultural factors have yet to be fully incorporated into the literature of many social, behavioral science, and health service fields, including implementation science. This significant gap in the literature has limited in-depth assessments and a more complete understanding of the cultural life experiences of diverse Latinx community residents. This gap has also stifled the cultural adaptation, dissemination, and implementation of evidence based interventions (EBIs). Addressing this gap can inform the design, dissemination, adoption, implementation, and sustainability of EBIs developed to serve Latinx and other ethnocultural groups.MethodsBased on a prior Framework Synthesis systematic review of Latinx stress-coping research for the years 2000–2020, our research team conducted a thematic analysis to identify salient Latinx cultural factors in this research field. This thematic analysis examined the Discussion sections of 60 quality empirical journal articles previously included into this prior Framework Synthesis literature review. In Part 1, our team conducted an exploratory analysis of potential Latinx cultural factors mentioned in these Discussion sections. In Part 2 we conducted a confirmatory analysis using NVivo 12 for a rigorous confirmatory thematic analysis.ResultsThis procedure identified 13 salient Latinx cultural factors mentioned frequently in quality empirical research within the field of Latinx stress-coping research during the years 2000–2020.DiscussionWe defined and examined how these salient Latinx cultural factors can be incorporated into intervention implementation strategies and can be expanded to facilitate EBI implementation within diverse Latinx community settings.

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“…Further, the relationship between HOPE and familism among immigrants may also shed light on HOPE’s stress-buffering construct. Cheng et al (2016) examined the effect of familism and ethnic identity as moderators on the relationship between minority stressors (acculturation stress and perceived discrimination), and depression (Cheng et al, 2016). Informed by Minority Stress Theory these researchers found that the construct of familism buffered the relationship between acculturative stress and depressive symptoms.…”

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Measuring Hispanic Optimism and Personal Expectancy

Cervantes,

Gonzalez-Guarda,

McCabe

et al. 2022

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

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The purpose of this study was to develop the Hispanic Optimism and Personal Expectancy (HOPE), a measure of optimism related to the concept of the American Dream. This measure assesses beliefs that are shared by Hispanic/Latinx immigrants and non-immigrants about opportunities for advancement in the United States. Based on focus groups consisting of both immigrant and non-immigrant Hispanic/Latinx participants ( n = 93), twenty four (24) items for the measure were created from qualitative interviews. Separate exploratory ( n = 174) and confirmatory ( n = 181) factor analysis supported three factors: Hope for a better life, for freedom & security, and for economic opportunity. Results provided empirical support for the HOPE. A final set of sixteen (16) items are included in the HOPE measure. This measure can benefit researchers or counselors who work with Hispanic/Latinx immigrants to understand individual expectancies and barriers toward achieving their American Dream. We discuss implications for research and potential conceptions of U.S. meritocracy as a potential myth for minority and immigrant groups.

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Minority Stress and Depressive Symptoms

Cited by 24 publications

References 45 publications

Coping With Racism: Moderators of the Discrimination–Adjustment Link Among Mexican‐Origin Adolescents

Coping With Racism: Moderators of the Discrimination–Adjustment Link Among Mexican‐Origin Adolescents

Cultural adaptations and cultural factors in EBI implementation with Latinx communities

Measuring Hispanic Optimism and Personal Expectancy

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