Citation

Consolacion TB, Russell ST, Sue S. Cultur. Divers. Ethnic Minor. Psychol. 2004; 10(3): 200-214.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. tbconsolacion@ucdavis.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues; American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/1099-9809.10.3.200

PMID

15311974

Abstract

This study examined the association between multiple minority statuses and reports of suicidal thoughts, depression, and self-esteem among adolescents. Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were used to examine mental health outcomes across racial/ethnic groups for same-sex-attracted youths and female youths. Hispanic/Latino, African American, and White female adolescents reported more suicidal thoughts, higher depression, and lower self-esteem compared with male adolescents in their racial/ethnic group. Same-sex-attracted youths did not consistently demonstrate compromised mental health across racial/ethnic groups. Follow-up analyses show that White same-sex-attracted female adolescents reported the most compromised mental health compared with other White adolescents. However, similar trends were not found for racial/ethnic minority female youths with same-sex attractions.

Language: en