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Latino adolescents’ perceived discrimination in online and offline settings: an examination of cultural risk and protective factors

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Umaña-Taylor, Adriana J., Tynes, Brendesha M., Toomey, Russell B., Williams, David R., Mitchell, Kimberly J.·2015·Developmental Psychology

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Guided by a risk and resilience framework, the current study examined the associations between Latino adolescents' (n = 219; Mage = 14.35; SD = 1.75) perceptions of ethnic discrimination in multiple settings (e.g., online, school) and several domains of adjustment (e.g., mental health, academic), and tested whether developmentally salient cultural assets (i.e., ethnic identity) directly promoted youth adjustment or moderated the negative impact of discrimination on adjustment. Each of the 3 ethnic identity components (i.e., exploration, resolution, affirmation) demonstrated evidence of promoting positive outcomes among Latino youth; furthermore, there was some evidence that the promotive effects of affirmation and resolution were significantly stronger for older versus younger adolescents. In addition, with the exception of experiences with discrimination from adults outside of the school setting, there was evidence of ethnic identity interacting with each type of discrimination to predict Latino adolescents' self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and externalizing problems. Findings suggest directions for future research and identify potential targets for intervention that may prove fruitful in programming efforts with Latino adolescents.

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  • Higher levels of ethnic identity have been associated with positive physical and mental health outcomes including less internalizing and externalizing risk behaviors across youth of various ethnic and racial backgrounds.

    “Higher levels of ethnic identity have been associated with positive physical and mental health outcomes including less internalizing and externalizing risk behaviors across youth of various ethnic and racial backgrounds (Rivas-Drake et al., 2014; Smith and Silva, 2011; Umaña-Taylor et al., 2015).”

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    The Discussion (Main Effects Model; page not supplied) reports that greater ethnic identity affirmation and resolution were associated with lower externalizing problems, fewer depressive symptoms, and higher self-esteem among Latino adolescents. This supports the mental-health portion of the claim, but the paper does not establish physical-health outcomes or the same associations across youth of various racial and ethnic backgrounds. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Tynes, B. M., Toomey, R. B., Williams, D. R., & Mitchell, K. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Southern California (US)
  • Kent State University (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • University of New Hampshire (US)
Venue
Developmental Psychology
Published
2015-01
Volume
51
Issue
1
Pages
87-100
ISSN
  • 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-0599
OpenAlex
W1977499954
Cited by
170
References
63
Citations by year
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FWCI
25.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (R01HD061584)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Keywords
Latino adolescents, ethnic discrimination, online discrimination, ethnic identity, identity exploration, identity resolution, identity affirmation, risk and resilience, self-esteem, depressive symptoms, externalizing problems, youth adjustment, age differences
MeSH terms
Acculturation, Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Child, Discrimination, Psychological, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Male, Online Systems, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Identification, Social Discrimination, Protective Factors

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