title: Prevalence and correlates of conduct disorder and problem behavior in Caribbean and Filipino immigrant adolescents.
abstract: This study investigates the prevalence and subtypes of conduct disorder (CD) and behavioral problems among youth in two communities characterized by prolonged parent-child separation upon immigration. CD and problem behaviors were assessed in 252 Caribbean-Canadian and Filipino-Canadian adolescents (12-19-year-old) using the DISC-C, the YSR and the CBCL cross-informant construct. Adolescents reported less problem behaviors than their host country peers, despite immigrant background or parent-child separation. The high adolescent-onset CD rate supports the hypothesis that psychosocial stressors play a role in the emergence of the disorder. Specifically, high levels of perceived racism and low collective self-esteem predicted problem behaviors in these youngsters.
authors.affiliation: Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry, McGill University, Youth Mental Health CSSS de la Montagne, CLSC Parc Extension, 7085 Hutchison Room 204.2, Montreal, QC, H3N 1Y9, Canada. cecile.rousseau@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: Ghayda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Toby
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Measham
authors.forename: Myrna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lashley
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D002170:Canada; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D011287:Prejudice; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment