Parent-Adolescent Dissimilarity in Ethnic-Racial Identity Exploration: Implications for Adolescent Family Cohesion and Depressive Symptoms

Montoro, Jessica P.; Miller-Tejada, Stephanie; Cross, Fernanda L.; Rivas‐Drake, Deborah

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86426-2_15

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“…Spanish-speaking parents may shame children for speaking English or for emphasizing their affiliation with American culture or English-speaking peers (Lau et al, 2005). Hence, parent–child acculturation gaps and family cultural conflicts have been associated with increased depressive symptoms among racial/ethnic minority youth (Montoro et al, in press; Nair et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Latinx adolescents facing multiple stressors and the protective role of familismo.

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2021

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objective: In this study, we cumulatively examined how a number of cultural and general stressors as well as familismo differentially related to Latinx adolescents' psychological well-being as measured by depressive symptoms, anxiety, and future orientation. In addition, we examined whether familismo buffered Latinx adolescents from the negative psychological outcomes associated with both cultural and general stressors. Method: Two hundred and twenty-four low-income, Latinx 9th graders (M age = 14.5) attending three high schools in the Northeastern United States were surveyed. Results: Findings demonstrated that family-based cultural stressors were associated with increased depressive symptoms whereas familismo was associated with fewer depressive symptoms. Language conflicts and racial discrimination were also positively associated with anxiety. However, when both cultural and general stressors were accounted for, only greater material need was associated with increased depressive symptoms and a less positive future orientation. Moreover, familismo protected adolescents from depressive symptoms linked to material hardship. Conclusions: Cultural stressors may be less distressing to Latinx adolescents than more general stressors, like financial hardship, and familismo helps buffer the stress of material hardship. Public Significance StatementLatinx adolescents face a variety of stressors that may be detrimental to their psychological well-being. In this study, we found that different types of stressors negatively impacted Latinx adolescents' psychological well-being and familismo, prioritizing family unity and closeness, assisted adolescents in managing these stressors.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%