Does Anger Regulation Mediate the Discrimination-Mental Health Link among Mexican-Origin Adolescents? A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis Using Multilevel Modeling

Autor/inn/en	Park, Irene J. K.; Wang, Lijuan; Williams, David R.; Alegría, Margarita
Titel	Does Anger Regulation Mediate the Discrimination-Mental Health Link among Mexican-Origin Adolescents? A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis Using Multilevel Modeling
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 53 (2017) 2, S.340-352 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000235
Schlagwörter	Mexican Americans; Adolescents; Psychological Patterns; Mental Health; Social Discrimination; Self Control; Racial Discrimination; Ethnic Groups; Correlation; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Individual Characteristics; Racial Bias; Longitudinal Studies; Likert Scales; Children; Measures (Individuals); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Statistical Analysis; State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children; Childrens Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanoamerikaner; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Psychohygiene; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Selbstbeherrschung; Racial bias; Rassismus; Ethnie; Korrelation; Angst; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Racial discrimination; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Likert-Skala; Child; Kind; Kinder; Messdaten; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Although prior research has consistently documented the association between racial/ethnic discrimination and poor mental health outcomes, the mechanisms that underlie this link are still unclear. The present 3-wave longitudinal study tested the mediating role of anger regulation in the discrimination-mental health link among 269 Mexican-origin adolescents (M[subscript age]) = 14.1 years, SD = 1.6; 57% girls), 12 to 17 years old. Three competing anger regulation variables were tested as potential mediators: outward anger expression, anger suppression, and anger control. Longitudinal mediation analyses were conducted using multilevel modeling that disaggregated within-person effects from between-person effects. Results indicated that outward anger expression was a significant mediator; anger suppression and anger control were not significant mediators. Within a given individual, greater racial/ethnic discrimination was associated with more frequent outward anger expression. In turn, more frequent outward anger expression was associated with higher levels of anxiety and depression at a given time point. Gender, age, and nativity status were not significant moderators of the hypothesized mediation models. By identifying outward anger expression as an explanatory mechanism in the discrimination-distress link among Latino youths, this study points to a malleable target for prevention and intervention efforts aimed at mitigating the detrimental impact of racism on Latino youths' mental health during the developmentally critical period of adolescence. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01