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23-11-2015 | Empirical Research

The Longitudinal Associations Between Discrimination, Depressive Symptoms, and Prosocial Behaviors in U.S. Latino/a Recent Immigrant Adolescents

Auteurs: Alexandra N. Davis, Gustavo Carlo, Seth J. Schwartz, Jennifer B. Unger, Byron L. Zamboanga, Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco, Miguel Ángel Cano, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Assaf Oshri, Cara Streit, Miriam M. Martinez, Brandy Piña-Watson, Karina Lizzi, Daniel Soto

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 3/2016

Abstract

The links between discrimination and adjustment in U.S. Latino/a immigrant adolescents is an important but understudied phenomenon. We aimed to investigate the longitudinal associations (across 1 year) among discrimination, prosocial behaviors, and depressive symptoms in U.S. Latino immigrant adolescents using two competing models: associations between discrimination and prosocial behaviors via depressive symptoms (mental health strain model), and associations between discrimination and depressive symptoms via prosocial behaviors (prosociality strain model). Participants were 302 Latino/a recent immigrant adolescents (53.3 % boys, M age = 14.51 years at Time 1, SD = .88 years) who completed measures of discrimination, depressive symptoms, and prosocial behaviors at 6-month intervals. The results provided support for both proposed models. The discussion examines the importance of prosocial behaviors in understanding adjustment and effects of discrimination among recently immigrated U.S. Latino adolescents.

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Titel: The Longitudinal Associations Between Discrimination, Depressive Symptoms, and Prosocial Behaviors in U.S. Latino/a Recent Immigrant Adolescents
Auteurs: Alexandra N. Davis
Gustavo Carlo
Seth J. Schwartz
Jennifer B. Unger
Byron L. Zamboanga
Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco
Miguel Ángel Cano
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati
Assaf Oshri
Cara Streit
Miriam M. Martinez
Brandy Piña-Watson
Karina Lizzi
Daniel Soto
Publicatiedatum: 23-11-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-015-0394-x

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