title: Racial/Ethnic Differences in Emotional Health: A Longitudinal Study of Immigrants' Adolescent Children.
abstract: First, discrimination was conceptualized as a major source of stress for immigrants' adolescent children. Next, such children's emotional health (indicated by measures of self-esteem and depression) was examined for possible associations with discrimination, psychosocial supports, and social structure; additionally, race/ethnicity's possible moderating role in such associations was evaluated. Data from the first 2 waves of the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (1991-2006) were employed, focusing on 3 groups: Asians, Hispanics, and Whites. Linear regression analyses were used to weigh how discrimination, psychosocial supports, and social structure measured at Wave 1 and Wave 2 related to self-esteem and depression measured at Wave 2. Asians exhibited the highest level of depression and were most likely to perceive discrimination; Asians' self-esteem was also low, compared to other groups'. Discrimination and psychosocial supports appeared to operate differentially in explaining the 3 groups' emotional health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Social Work, Texas Woman's University, CFO 306, Denton, TX, 76204, USA. clo@twu.edu.
authors.forename: Celia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35480-0314, USA.
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hopson
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35480-0314, USA.
authors.forename: Gaynell M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35480-0314, USA.
authors.forename: Tyrone C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D063508:Social Discrimination / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Acculturation; Discrimination; Emotional health; Ethnic identity; Immigrant children