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Family Contexts: Parental Experiences of Discrimination and Child Mental Health

Tran, Alisia G. T. T.·2014·American Journal of Community Psychology
DOI 10.1007/s10464-013-9607-1
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Research on the mental health correlates of discrimination traditionally has been intra-individual, focusing exclusively on the individual directly experiencing discrimination. A small number of studies have begun to consider the links between parental experiences of discrimination and child mental health, but little is known about potential underlying mechanisms. The present study tested the independent mediating effects of parent mental health and household socioeconomic status on the associations between parental experiences of discrimination (past-year perceived discrimination and perceptions of being unaccepted culturally) and child mental health (internalizing and externalizing symptoms) using a bootstrapping analytic approach. Data were drawn from racial/ethnic minority (n = 383) and White (n = 574) samples surveyed in an urban Midwestern county. For all measures of discrimination and child mental health, findings supported an association between parental experiences of discrimination and child mental health. Whereas parent mental health served as a significant mediator in all analyses, socioeconomic status did not. Mediation findings held for both the White and racial/ethnic minority samples. Results suggest that parental experiences of discrimination and mental health may contribute to child mental health concerns, thus highlighting the role of family contexts in shaping child development.

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  • The relatively weaker association found in studies using indirect measures may stem from the relatively under-developed nature of measurement approaches to date.

    “Finally, the relatively weaker association found in studies using indirect measures (e.g., group and vicarious exposures to racism) may stem from the relatively under-developed nature of measurement approaches to date (e.g., [295, 430, 431]), highlighting a need for further development.”

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Authors
Tran, A. G. T. T.
Affiliations
Arizona State University (US)
Corresponding author
Tran, Alisia G. T. T.
ORCID
Tran, Alisia G. T. T.
Venue
American Journal of Community Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-10-22
Volume
53
Issue
1-2
Pages
37-46
ISSN
  • 0091-0562 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2770
DOI
10.1007/s10464-013-9607-1
OpenAlex
W1975949317
Cited by
91
References
49
Citations by year
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FWCI
17.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • American Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Vedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAV
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
parental discrimination, perceived discrimination, child mental health, parental mental health, household socioeconomic status, internalizing problems, externalizing problems, racial and ethnic minorities, family environment, mediation, cultural acceptance
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Asian, Black or African American, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Depression, Ethnicity, Family Characteristics, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Indians, North American, Male, Minority Groups, Parents, Social Class, Psychological Distance, Urban Population, Intergenerational Relations, White People, Racism, Social Discrimination

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