@article{ref1,
title="Racial/ethnic differences in emotional health: a longitudinal study of immigrants' adolescent children",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2016",
author="Lo, Celia C. and Hopson, Laura M. and Simpson, Gaynell M. and Cheng, Tyrone C.",
volume="53",
number="1",
pages="92-101",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-016-0049-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-016-0049-8"
}