Longitudinal Associations between Experienced Racial Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in African American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	English, Devin; Lambert, Sharon F.; Ialongo, Nicholas S.
Titel	Longitudinal Associations between Experienced Racial Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in African American Adolescents
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 50 (2014) 4, S.1190-1196 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0034703
Schlagwörter	Racial Discrimination; African Americans; Adolescents; Correlation; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Gender Differences; Structural Equation Models; Hypothesis Testing; Interviews; Predictor Variables; Maryland; Childrens Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Racial bias; Rassismus; Afroamerikaner; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Korrelation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Geschlechterkonflikt; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Prädiktor
Abstract	While recent evidence has indicated that experienced racial discrimination is associated with increased depressive symptoms for African American adolescents, most studies rely on cross-sectional and short-term longitudinal research designs. As a result, the direction and persistence of this association across time remains unclear. This article examines longitudinal associations between experienced racial discrimination and depressive symptoms among a community sample of African American adolescents (N = 504) from Grade 7 to Grade 10, while controlling for multiple alternative causal pathways. Sex was tested as a moderator of the link between experienced racial discrimination and later depressive symptoms. Structural equation modeling revealed that experienced racial discrimination was positively associated with depressive symptoms 1 year later across all waves of measurement. The link between experienced racial discrimination at Grade 7 and depressive symptoms at Grade 8 was stronger for females than males. Findings highlight the role of experienced racial discrimination in the etiology of depressive symptoms for African Americans across early adolescence. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01