Trauma Exposure and Mental Health Symptoms in Rural Latinx Adolescents: The Role of Family Processes

Silva, Louise E. Dixon De; Ponting, Carolyn; Rapp, Amy M.; Escovar, Emily; Chavira, Denise A.

doi:10.1007/s10578-020-00971-0

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“…However, “the immigrant paradox” is a phenomenon in which acculturation is associated with a decrease in physical and mental health (Alegría et al, 2008; Bacio et al, 2013; Marks et al, 2014), which may be caused by the deterioration of protective Latinx cultural values, the uptake of less healthy American behaviors, the stress of acculturation, and the increase in instances of discrimination (Fox et al, 2018; Gonzales et al, 2006). Relevant to this study, it has been shown that a specific Latinx cultural value, familism, is protective against mental illness and positively impacts parenting and family functioning (Dixon De Silva et al, 2020; Valdivieso-Mora et al, 2016). Since the youth in this study had clinical levels of PTSD symptoms, the cultural value of familism may have been important in protecting against poor school functioning.…”

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The Effect of Child Gender, Parent School Involvement, and Parent Language Use on School Functioning Among Trauma-Exposed Latinx Youth

Woodard

Brewer

Fuller

et al. 2021

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

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High rates of trauma exposure can impede school functioning, which is predictive of many negative long-term outcomes. This study examined school functioning in Latinx children with clinically elevated levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms. We found that child gender, parent language use, and parent school involvement were associated with school functioning in complex ways. Interactive effects revealed that the association between parent school involvement and child school functioning depended on parent language use. Greater parent school involvement was linked with better school functioning when parents spoke more English, but parent school involvement did not improve school functioning when parents spoke more Spanish, which may reflect Spanish-speaking parents’ challenges engaging with schools. These findings have important implications for improving academic outcomes for trauma-exposed Latinx youth.

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The Effect of Child Gender, Parent School Involvement, and Parent Language Use on School Functioning Among Trauma-Exposed Latinx Youth

Woodard

Brewer

Fuller

et al. 2021

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

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“…Given existing literature that demonstrates that familism plays a positive role overall in adolescent adjustment (Dixon De Silva et al, 2020; García Coll et al, 1996), it was expected that familism would serve as a protective factor for the relationship between food insecurity, role overload, and the experience of depressive symptoms. The findings partially supported this hypothesis such that familism did not significantly moderate the independent relationships of food insecurity and role overload with depressive symptoms, but the three-way interaction was significant.…”

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“…In addition, this sample consisted of youth living in rural farmworker communities in the Southeastern United States. The experiences of minority youth living in rural contexts may differ from those growing up in urban contexts as they face other challenges associated with living in isolated communities (Dixon De Silva et al, 2020). Future research should test the generalizability of the findings in this study with Latinx groups from different nationalities, ethnicities, and those living in urban contexts to examine if the results of this study are consistent.…”

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The role of familism in food insecurity, role overload, and depressive symptoms among Latinx youth.

Bermudez,

Iturriaga,

Marroquin

et al. 2023

Journal of Latinx Psychology

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Food insecurity is a growing problem for families in the United States, specifically low-income households. Latinx youth are more likely to experience economic hardship as illustrated by the upward of 6 million Latinx children currently living in poverty. Given the link between food insecurity and economic hardship, more responsibility in the household can be placed on adolescents, which can lead to adolescents feeling a sense of role overload. Regarding Latinx adolescents, this manifests itself commonly as a form of family obligations. Family obligation is a core factor of a Latinx cultural value referred to as familism. This study evaluated the relationships between food insecurity, role overload, familism, and depressive symptoms among 193 Latinx youth (Mage = 15.90 years, 54.4% female) from the southeast United States. The present study was guided by the family stress model. Hierarchal linear regression was used to test hypotheses. Results indicated that both food insecurity and role overload were positively related to depressive symptoms. While familism did not significantly moderate the relationships between food insecurity, role overload, and depression, respectively, there was a significant three-way interaction between these variables, showing potential protective factors.

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“…In a recent study on adults, it was stated that apart from the variables of gender and age, variables such as injury in the earthquake and severe damage to the house in the earthquake have an effect on PTSD and PTG (Y. Zhou et al, 2020). Similarly, in studies examining adolescents, it was concluded that many factors such as the degree of trauma, damage caused by trauma, loss of family members play an important role (Dixon De Silva et al, 2020; Nicolson & Ponnamperuma, 2019; Xu et al, 2018). In addition, when looking at the descriptive analysis of the studies included in this review, it was observed that the samples consisted of adolescents living the earthquake, injured in earthquake, trapped in earthquake, seeing friends injured, house destroyed, or suffered severe damages.…”

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The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder, posttraumatic growth, and rumination in adolescents after earthquake: A systematic review

Turan

Yılmaz

Ertekin

2022

Child Adoles Psych Nursing

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Purpose This systematic review aims to examine, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), posttraumatic growth (PTG), and rumination in adolescents after an earthquake. The aim of the review is to provide high‐quality, evidence‐based recommendations that contribute to the roles of psychiatric nurses and the development of psychosocial support systems. Design and Methods This study has been conducted in line with the Centres for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) guideline which guides preparation for transparent reporting of meta‐analysis and systematic reviews. Findings Despite the limited evidence, it was concluded that it is important to identify the psychological processes that lead to PTG and reduce the incidence of PTSD in earthquake‐affected adolescents. Practical Implications This evidence shows how important it is to raise the awareness of healthcare providers in different disciplines, including psychiatric nurses, around the need for psychosocial support interventions following a natural disaster.

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Trauma Exposure and Mental Health Symptoms in Rural Latinx Adolescents: The Role of Family Processes

Cited by 9 publications

References 64 publications

The Effect of Child Gender, Parent School Involvement, and Parent Language Use on School Functioning Among Trauma-Exposed Latinx Youth

The Effect of Child Gender, Parent School Involvement, and Parent Language Use on School Functioning Among Trauma-Exposed Latinx Youth

The role of familism in food insecurity, role overload, and depressive symptoms among Latinx youth.

The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder, posttraumatic growth, and rumination in adolescents after earthquake: A systematic review

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