TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - A longitudinal examination of perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms in ethnic minority youth: the roles of attributional style, positive ethnic/racial affect, and emotional reactivity JO - Developmental psychology A1 - Stein, Gabriela Livas A1 - Supple, Andrew J. A1 - Huq, Nadia A1 - Dunbar, Angel S. A1 - Prinstein, Mitchell J. SP - 259 EP - 271 VL - 52 IS - 2 N2 - Although perceived ethnic/racial discrimination is well established as a risk factor for depressive symptoms in ethnic minority youth, few studies have examined their longitudinal relationship over time. This study examined whether a negative attributional style, positive ethnic/racial affect, and emotional reactivity moderated the longitudinal relationship of perceived peer or adult discrimination and depressive symptoms in a sample of African American and Latino high school students (n = 155). African American and Latino youth who experienced increases in perceived peer discrimination also reported greater depressive symptoms over time, but positive ethnic/racial affect buffered the longitudinal association. Emotional reactivity also served as a significant moderator but only of the baseline association between perceived peer discrimination and depressive symptoms. Thus, perceived ethnic/racial discrimination appears to play a significant role in the development of depressive symptoms for ethnic minority youth, especially those who start high school with lower levels of positive ethnic/racial affect.

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LA - en SN - 0012-1649 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0039902 ID - ref1 ER -