Abstract
Guided by a risk and resilience framework, the current study used cross-sectional data to examine the degree to which Latino adolescents' (N=274; M age=16.3; 47.1% female) self-esteem, ethnic identity, and cultural orientations mediated or moderated the relation between perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms. Utilizing a multiple group comparison approach, path analyses indicated that higher levels of ethnic identity exploration and resolution significantly predicted higher levels of self-esteem for both boys and girls. Furthermore, self-esteem partially mediated the relation between perceived discrimination and adolescents' depressive symptoms. Additional analyses revealed that boys' cultural orientations moderated the relation between perceived discrimination and both self-esteem and depressive symptoms. Taken together, findings indicated that various aspects of the self (i.e. self-esteem, ethnic identity, cultural orientations) can protect and/or enhance the risks associated with discrimination.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 549-567 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Adolescence |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2007 |
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Keywords
- Adolescents
- Cultural orientation
- Discrimination
- Ethnic identity
- Gender
- Latino
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Social Psychology
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Latino adolescents' mental health : Exploring the interrelations among discrimination, ethnic identity, cultural orientation, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms. / Umaña-Taylor, Adriana J.; Updegraff, Kimberly.
In: Journal of Adolescence, Vol. 30, No. 4, 08.2007, p. 549-567.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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