Adolescent Bicultural Stress and Its Impact on Mental Well-Being among Latinos, Asian Americans, and European Americans

Autor/inn/en	Romero, Andrea J.; Carvajal, Scott C.; Valle, Fabian; Orduna, Michele
Titel	Adolescent Bicultural Stress and Its Impact on Mental Well-Being among Latinos, Asian Americans, and European Americans
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 35 (2007) 4, S.519-534 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20162
Schlagwörter	Socioeconomic Status; Adolescents; Grade 8; Cultural Context; Gender Differences; Asian Americans; North Americans; Depression (Psychology); Biculturalism; Whites; Hispanic Americans; Stress Variables; Immigration; Bias; Acculturation; Correlation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Non English Speaking; Mental Health; Health Services; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Statistical Data; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Geschlechterkonflikt; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Bikulturalität; White; Weißer; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Akkulturation; Korrelation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Psychohygiene; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Kalifornien
Abstract	The perception of bicultural stress, stress due to discrimination/prejudice, immigration, and acculturation, was investigated in relation to mental well-being in a sample of urban Latino (n = 304), European American (n = 215), and Asian American (n = 131) 8th grade students. Bicultural stress was reported by all ethnic groups and was significantly associated with more depressive symptoms and less optimism (only for females), after accounting for ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and age. Latino and Asian American youth were more likely to report more stressors, although after controlling for sociodemographic variables the differences predominantly remained only between Asian Americans and European Americans. Lower socioeconomic status, male gender, and not speaking English also were associated with more stress. The negative impact of bicultural stress on adolescent depressive symptoms and optimism indicates the need for mental health researchers and service providers to consider the cultural context of stress for adolescents. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10