title: The effects of ethnic/racial discrimination and sleep quality on depressive symptoms and self-esteem trajectories among diverse adolescents.
abstract: Ethnic/racial discrimination has persistent negative implications for both physical and mental health. The current study employs a risk and resilience framework to explore the joint effects of ethnic/racial discrimination and sleep disturbance on psychosocial outcomes among adolescents. In a sample of 146 minority and White adolescents (70% female), changes in depressive symptoms, anxiety, and self-esteem over 3 years are explored using growth curve models. Regardless of ethnic background, adolescents reporting high levels of ethnic/racial discrimination and poor sleep also reported a corresponding increase in depressive symptoms and lower levels of self-esteem over time. Adolescents reporting all other combinations of sleep quality and ethnic/racial discrimination reported more positive adjustment over time. The joint effects of sleep and ethnic/racial discrimination on adolescent psychosocial development are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Fordham University, 226 Dealy Hall, Bronx, NY, USA, tyip@fordham.edu.
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yip
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D001007:Anxiety / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D063505:Racism / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*