title: Family Qualities, Self-Deprecation, and Depressive Symptoms of Zoroastrian Young Adults in Immigrant Families.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine family qualities and self-deprecation in relation to depressive symptoms of young adult Zoroastrians from immigrant families in North America. Using snowball sampling and online surveys, self-report data were collected from 171 Zoroastrian young adults (i.e., 18-30 years old) about their perception of cohesion in their families, conflict with their parents, and the extent that they met parental general expectations (e.g., not embarrassing the family). The findings from a path analysis showed that parent-child conflict and meeting parental expectations were indirectly related to depressive symptoms through self-deprecation. Also, higher family cohesion predicted lower levels of depressive symptoms among Zoroastrian young adults. These results are similar to findings in studies with non Zoroastrians. The results suggested prevention and interventions to decrease depressive symptoms could target self-deprecating thoughts as well as perceived family dynamics.
authors.affiliation: General Experimental Psychology, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Farin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bakhtiari
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA, 91330-8255, USA. scott.plunkett@csun.edu.
authors.forename: Scott W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Plunkett
authors.affiliation: Department of Education Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alpizar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009656:North America; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D012067:Religion; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Depressive symptoms; Family; Self-deprecation; Young adulthood; Zoroastrians