Predictors of Adolescent Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Community Sample of Hispanic and Latinx Youth: Expressive Suppression and Social Support

Kuhlman, Kate R.; Antici, Elizabeth; Tan, Ece; Tran, Mai-Lan; Rodgers-Romero, Emma L; Restrepo, Nazly

doi:10.1007/s10802-022-01019-8

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“…Higher scores indicate more anxiety symptoms. Extant work supports the psychometric properties of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders in Hispanic samples (α = .95, Kuhlman et al, 2023; α = .88, Quiñones-Camacho & Davis, 2022). In the current sample, α = .95 and .96 at Time 1 and Time 2, respectively.…”

Section: Anxiety Symptomsmentioning

confidence: 81%

Hispanic adolescents’ internalizing symptoms and positive family functioning: A bidirectional examination of associations over time.

Simpson,

Córdova,

Lincoln

et al. 2024

Journal of Family Psychology

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Open communication with parents, defined as perceived ease of adolescent–parent disclosure, and family support are components of positive family functioning linked with fewer adolescent internalizing symptoms. However, relatively little is known about bidirectional pathways over time. Even less is known about bidirectional pathways for Hispanic adolescents or about the role of adolescent and parent gender. Therefore, this study examined bidirectional pathways between positive family functioning and adolescent internalizing symptoms over time in a sample of Hispanic middle school adolescents (N = 340; 51% female, Mage = 13.27 years, SD = .77), who completed surveys in the fall of 2016 (Time 1) and the spring of 2017 (Time 2; N = 284; 52% female). Results indicated that positive family functioning, including open communication with mothers and fathers, predicted fewer depressive symptoms for girls, but not for boys. Open communication with fathers predicted fewer anxiety symptoms for girls and boys. Girls’ depressive symptoms, but not boys’, predicted decreases in open communication with fathers. Boys’ depressive symptoms predicted less family support. Unexpectedly, boys’ anxiety symptoms predicted increased family support. These findings highlight gendered pathways linking family functioning and internalizing symptoms in Hispanic adolescents over time, including the relative importance of open communication with fathers. Gendered findings emphasize the utility of family-based prevention and early intervention programs targeting internalizing symptoms, especially for Hispanic girls.

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Section: Anxiety Symptomsmentioning

confidence: 81%

Hispanic adolescents’ internalizing symptoms and positive family functioning: A bidirectional examination of associations over time.

Simpson,

Córdova,

Lincoln

et al. 2024

Journal of Family Psychology

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“…There are several studies indicating that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on mental health and certain populations including Hispanic and lower SES adolescents were particularly vulnerable to increased depression rates. 23 , 24 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lack of Association Between Depression and Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Adolescents Presenting for Routine Physical Examinations

Kumaratne,

Vigneron,

Cisneros

et al. 2024

Clin Med Insights Pediatr

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Background: There are conflicting results in the existing studies regarding the association between depression and subclinical hypothyroidism in adolescents. Subclinical hypothyroidism is defined as elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels above the reference range without signs or symptoms of hypothyroidism. Objectives: The focus of this study is to determine whether there is any association between depression and subclinical hypothyroidism, (as defined by the serum TSH levels) in a population of healthy adolescents. Design: Quantitative-based cross-sectional study of a representative subset of the adolescent population. Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study to determine the association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and subclinical hypothyroidism, in adolescents presenting for annual physical examinations during the peak period of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA, a period deemed high for adolescent depression. All the adolescents were screened for depression by the PHQ-9 screening tool and had their TSH measured. Results: Of the 304 subjects analyzed, 179 (58.88%) were minimally or not depressed according to the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) screening tool (mean PHQ 1.80 ± 1.49). 70 (23.03%) had mild depression (mean PHQ 6.59 ± 1.46), 50 (16.45%) had moderate depression (mean PHQ 13.70 ± 2.75), and 5 (1.64%) had severe depression (mean PHQ 21.40 ± 1.67). Mean TSH values were 1.93 ± 0.99, 1.77 ± 1.05, 2.10 ± 0.98, and 1.57 ± 0.32 mIU/L, respectively in the four groups. All values were within the recommended range of 0.50 to 4.30 mIU/L, without statistically significant inter-group differences. Conclusion: We conclude that there is no statistically significant association between depression and subclinical hypothyroidism, in a population of adolescents presenting for physical examinations, and if the screening for depression by the PHQ-9 tool indicates depression, a screening TSH test for subclinical hypothyroidism is not justified.

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“…Limited research has elucidated the impact of COVID‐19 for Latine youth specifically, and especially those in rural areas. However, some researchers reported that Latine adolescents had higher depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety symptoms than non‐Latine youth (Kuhlman et al, 2023; Polo et al, 2023; Stein et al, 2023; for an exception, see Penner et al, 2021, who found that Latine youth with existing mental health problems had reductions in symptoms across the pandemic). Specific COVID‐19 family stressors in Latine families were related to youths' poor mental health (Carlos Chavez et al, 2023; Kuhlman et al, 2023; Stein et al, 2023).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, some researchers reported that Latine adolescents had higher depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety symptoms than non‐Latine youth (Kuhlman et al, 2023; Polo et al, 2023; Stein et al, 2023; for an exception, see Penner et al, 2021, who found that Latine youth with existing mental health problems had reductions in symptoms across the pandemic). Specific COVID‐19 family stressors in Latine families were related to youths' poor mental health (Carlos Chavez et al, 2023; Kuhlman et al, 2023; Stein et al, 2023). For example, youth whose parents were essential workers and had higher levels of family financial uncertainty (e.g., family member would likely lose a job, their family would run out of food) had poorer mental health outcomes and more distress (Carlos Chavez et al, 2023).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of COVID‐19 on mental health and well‐being of Latine youth from rural and agricultural families in the Midwest

Taylor,

Carrizales,

Carlo

et al. 2024

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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The COVID‐19 pandemic had significant health and socioeconomic repercussions for Latine immigrant families and their children due to long‐standing social, economic, and immigration‐related inequities, with rural families particularly vulnerable. In particular, the mental health and well‐being of Latine youth may have been detrimentally impacted due to disproportionate family stressors and burdens. In the present study, we examined the effect of parent and youth COVID‐19 pandemic stress on youth mental health, and in turn, on youth well‐being using quantitative and qualitative data. Participants were Latine youth in rural and agricultural families in the US Midwest (N = 210, Mage = 12.10 years, 52.4% male, 36.2% first‐generation immigrants) and a primary caregiver (86.5% mothers, 92.7% first‐generation immigrant, mean income = 25‐30 K) as well as n = 19 dyadic qualitative interviews. Quantitative analyses revealed that both youth and primary caregiver COVID‐19 stressors were associated with youth mental health problems, and indirectly impacted five domains of youth well‐being (engagement, perseverance, optimism, connectedness, and happiness). Qualitative findings provided insights into how the COVID‐19 pandemic increased stress for mothers and children (e.g., job loss and economic hardship, COVID‐19 infection, online education challenges). The study demonstrates how the environmental context of the COVID‐19 pandemic shaped the individual and family‐level functioning of Latine immigrant families during this uniquely challenging time period.

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Predictors of Adolescent Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Community Sample of Hispanic and Latinx Youth: Expressive Suppression and Social Support

Cited by 9 publications

References 57 publications

Hispanic adolescents’ internalizing symptoms and positive family functioning: A bidirectional examination of associations over time.

Hispanic adolescents’ internalizing symptoms and positive family functioning: A bidirectional examination of associations over time.

Lack of Association Between Depression and Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Adolescents Presenting for Routine Physical Examinations

The impact of COVID‐19 on mental health and well‐being of Latine youth from rural and agricultural families in the Midwest

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