Citation
Perreira, Krista M.; Marchante, Ashley N.; Schwartz, Seth J.; Isasi, Carmen R.; Carnethon, Mercedes R.; Corliss, Heather L.; Kaplan, Robert C.; Santisteban, Daniel A.; Vidot, Denise C.; & Van Horn, Linda V., et al. (2019). Stress and Resilience: Key Correlates of Mental Health and Substance Use in the Hispanic Community Health Study of Latino Youth. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 21(1), 4-13. PMCID: PMC6141349Abstract
This study examined associations of immigrant generation, acculturation, and sources of stress and resilience with four outcomes-depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, alcohol susceptibility, and smoking susceptibility. We used data from 1466 youth (ages 8-16) enrolled in the Hispanic Community Health Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth), a probability sample of Hispanic/Latino youth living in Chicago (IL), Miami (FL), Bronx (NY), and San Diego (CA). We found no evidence of an immigrant paradox. Greater children's acculturative stress was associated with depression/anxiety symptoms; greater parent's acculturative stress was associated with smoking susceptibility. Family functioning and children's ethnic identity were associated with fewer depression/anxiety symptoms and lower alcohol/smoking susceptibility. Although acculturation-related stressors increase youths' risks for poor mental health and substance use, the development of positive ethnic identities and close, well-functioning family support systems can help protect Latino/Hispanic children from the negative behavioral and health-related consequences of stress.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0724-7Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2019Journal Title
Journal of Immigrant and Minority HealthAuthor(s)
Perreira, Krista M.Marchante, Ashley N.
Schwartz, Seth J.
Isasi, Carmen R.
Carnethon, Mercedes R.
Corliss, Heather L.
Kaplan, Robert C.
Santisteban, Daniel A.
Vidot, Denise C.
Van Horn, Linda V.
Delamater, Alan M.