TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Racial/ethnic differences in emotional health: a longitudinal study of immigrants' adolescent children
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Lo, Celia C.
A1  - Hopson, Laura M.
A1  - Simpson, Gaynell M.
A1  - Cheng, Tyrone C.
SP  - 92
EP  - 101
VL  - 53
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-016-0049-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -