Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Mental Health in Mexican-Origin Youths and Their Parents: Testing the “Linked Lives” Hypothesis

Park, Irene J. K.; Du, Huiqin; Wang, Limin; Williams, David R.; Alegrı́a, Margarita

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.10.010

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“…Scholars have recently demonstrated poor health from discrimination may be transferred intergenerationally (Goosby & Heidbrink, ). Cross‐sectional and longitudinal studies indicate that children of parents who perceived discrimination experienced worse mental health (higher depressive symptoms); (Ford, Hurd, Jagers, & Sellers, ; Hou, Kim, Hazen, & Benner, ; Park, Du, Wang, Williams, & Alegría, ; Tran, ) and more participation in unhealthy behaviors (higher alcohol, tobacco, or drug use; Gibbons, Gerrard, Cleveland, Wills, & Brody, ). In a meta‐analysis of 30 studies examining racism on children's health, Heard‐Garris, Cale, Camaj, Hamati, and Dominguez () found vicarious racism (defined as secondhand exposure to racial discrimination and/or prejudice directed at another individual) was associated with worse socioemotional health outcomes among children.…”

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Perceived discrimination and health: Paradigms and prospects

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2019

Sociology Compass

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This article reviews recent research on the effects of perceived discrimination on subsequent mental and physical health. I argue that despite legal reforms banning discrimination since the civil rights era, discrimination persists, posing an ongoing health risk and maintaining social health inequalities. Couched within broader health trends, this covers ongoing challenges and new developments, particularly related to measurement, and promising directions. As the most commonly reported location of individual discrimination is at work, this review concludes by arguing for the significance of the workplace as a unique context ripe for further inquiry for scholars interested in health inequality.

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Perceived discrimination and health: Paradigms and prospects

Allen

2019

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“…In addition, participants were asked whether they have felt any type of ethnicity-based discrimination during their lifetime. The EDS is a widely used measure of subjective experiences of discrimination (Williams et al, 1997), with validated Spanish translation (Campo-Arias et al, 2015; Park et al, 2018). It correlates with measures of institutional racial discrimination and interpersonal prejudice (Krieger et al, 2005) and does not prime the subjects to think about race, which limits cues to prejudice prior to responding to the questions (Deitch et al, 2003).…”

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Discrimination exposure and DNA methylation of stress-related genes in Latina mothers

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Latina mothers, who have the highest fertility rate among all ethnic groups in the US, are often exposed to discrimination. The epigenetic changes related to this discrimination are largely unknown. This study is the first to explore the relationship between discrimination and DNA methylation of stress regulatory genes in Latinas. Our sample was Latina women (n = 147) with a mean age of 27.6 years who were assessed at 24-32 weeks' gestation (T1) and 4-6 weeks postpartum (T2) and reside in the U.S. Blood was collected at T1, and the Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS) was administered at T1 and T2. DNA Methylation at candidate gene regions was determined by bisulphite pyrosequencing. Associations between EDS and DNA methylation were assessed via zero-inflated Poisson models, adjusting for covariates and multiple-test comparisons. Discrimination was negatively associated with methylation at CpG sites within the glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genes that were consistent over time. In addition, discrimination was negatively associated with methylation of a CpG in the glucocorticoid binding protein (FKBP5) at T1 but not at T2. This study underscores associations between discrimination and epigenetic markers of DNA methylation in Latinas that warrant further investigation to better understand the biological pathways and psychopathological effects of discrimination on Latina mothers and their families.

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“…Researchers have documented how these contextual challenges are disrupting parenting practices in Latina/o families in critical ways, leading to serious child and adolescent adjustment problems (Cardoso et al, 2018). For example, studies indicate that Latinx adolescents' perceptions of discrimination experienced by their parents are associated with increased risk for youth internalizing problems and lower self-esteem (Park, Du, Wang, Williams, & Alegria, 2018). We have recently published qualitative reports of Latina/o youth experiencing suicidal ideation stemming from bullying perpetrated by peers who mock youth due to the undocumented immigration status of their parents (Parra-Cardona et al, 2018).…”

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Healing through Parenting: An Intervention Delivery and Process of Change Model Developed with Low‐Income Latina/o Immigrant Families

Parra‐Cardona

2019

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Low-income Latinas/os are exposed to widespread mental health disparities in the United States. Most recently, a resurgence of anti-immigration narratives has led vulnerable Latina/o immigrants to experience considerable contextual stressors with multiple deleterious consequences for their overall well-being, including significant disruptions to their parenting practices. Within this context of adversity and despite the multiple benefits associated with parent training (PT) prevention interventions, the availability of contextually and culturally relevant PT interventions remains limited in underserved Latina/o communities. This paper constitutes a contribution to this gap in knowledge by presenting a model of intervention delivery utilized in the dissemination of culturally adapted versions of the evidence-based intervention known as GenerationPMTO.© The proposed model also describes a process of change that we have documented in empirical research with low-income Latina/o immigrant parents who have been exposed to the adapted interventions. The manuscript is organized in four sections. First, an overview of the model is discussed, along with a brief summary of major theories. Next, the core components of the model are described, complemented by the presentation of a case study. Finally, implications for prevention and clinical intervention are discussed.

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Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Mental Health in Mexican-Origin Youths and Their Parents: Testing the “Linked Lives” Hypothesis

Abstract: Implications of these findings are discussed from a linked lives perspective, highlighting how fathers' discrimination experiences can adversely affect youths who are coping with discrimination, in terms of their mental health.

Cited by 35 publications

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Perceived discrimination and health: Paradigms and prospects

Perceived discrimination and health: Paradigms and prospects

Discrimination exposure and DNA methylation of stress-related genes in Latina mothers

Healing through Parenting: An Intervention Delivery and Process of Change Model Developed with Low‐Income Latina/o Immigrant Families

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