TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Unpopularity with same- and cross-ethnicity peers as predictors of depressive symptoms during adolescence
JO  - Journal of applied developmental psychology
A1  - Mali, Luiza V.
A1  - Schwartz, David
A1  - Badaly, Daryaneh
A1  - Luo, Tana J.
A1  - Malamut, Sarah
A1  - Ross, Alexandra C.
A1  - Duong, Mylien T.
SP  - 93
EP  - 101
VL  - 62
IS  - 
N2  - This longitudinal study examined associations between perceptions of unpopularity with same- and cross-ethnicity peers and depressive symptoms in an ethnically diverse adolescent peer group. Participants were 393 Vietnamese and Mexican American adolescents (209 boys, 184 girls; Mage = 15.04 years, SD = 0.73, age range: 14-17 years) followed across two consecutive school years. Participants completed a demographic survey, self-report measures of depressive symptoms and ethnic identity, and a peer-nomination inventory assessing unpopularity. Unpopularity with same-ethnicity peers predicted increases in depressive symptoms for boys but not girls. Cross-ethnicity attitudes were not predictive of psychological difficulties. The findings of this study provide the first known evidence that, for boys, perceptions of unpopularity by same-ethnicity peers may be a more significant threat to emotional functioning than similar perceptions by peers of a different ethnicity. <br><br>RESULTS indicate that a nuanced perspective on risk mechanisms accounting for same- and cross-ethnic relations and gender may be warranted.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0193-3973
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2019.02.001
ID  - ref1
ER  -