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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence 8/2021

22-05-2021 | Empirical Research

Negative Inferential Style Mediates the Association between Racial Identity and Depressive Symptoms among African American Adolescents

Auteurs: Amber A. Graham, Naoise Mac Giollabhui, Allison Stumper, Lyn Y. Abramson, Lauren B. Alloy

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 8/2021

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Abstract

Negative inferential style is a cognitive vulnerability for depression. Yet, few studies have explored how this risk factor intersects with culturally-specific protective factors, such as racial identity, in a unified cognitive risk-cultural asset model in youth of color. The current study addressed this gap by exploring the interplay between negative inferential style, racial identity, and depressive symptoms in an urban African-American adolescent community sample (N = 233; 51.9% female). Cross-lagged panel analyses estimated concurrent and prospective relationships between study variables. Racial identity dimensions of regard, but not centrality, were significant predictors of inferential style, and buffered against the development of depressive symptoms via the development of a less negative inferential style. Implications for the study of racial identity and cognition, and treatment of African–American adolescents are discussed.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Negative Inferential Style Mediates the Association between Racial Identity and Depressive Symptoms among African American Adolescents
Auteurs
Amber A. Graham
Naoise Mac Giollabhui
Allison Stumper
Lyn Y. Abramson
Lauren B. Alloy
Publicatiedatum
22-05-2021
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 8/2021
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01452-w

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