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Perceived discrimination as a risk factor for depressive symptoms and substance use among Hispanic adolescents in Los Angeles

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Author	Basanez, Tatiana Unger, Jennifer Soto, Daniel Crano, William Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Objectives: Discrimination has been associated with adverse psychological and physical health outcomes, but few studies have examined the effects of discrimination on Hispanic adolescents. This study assessed the relation of perceived discrimination with depressive symptoms and drug use. Covariates included immigrant generation status (GS). A second objective was to examine the potentially moderating effect of neighborhoods' ethnic composition as suggested by Mair et al. Design: Secondary data analyses of a longitudinal survey examined self-reports of Hispanic adolescents in 9th grade (the first year of high school) and 11th grade at seven high schools in Los Angeles. Results: (1) Perceiving discrimination in 9th grade significantly predicted depressive symptoms (β=0.23, p<0.01) and drug use (β=0.12, p<0.01) in 11th grade, even after controlling for socioeconomic status, gender, acculturation, and GS in the USA. The third GS group reported significantly higher perceptions of discrimination compared to newer immigrants. (2) Neighborhoods' ethnic composition was included as a moderator of the association between perceived discrimination and the outcomes, but did not moderate the relation. Conclusion: Teaching Hispanic adolescents effective strategies for coping with discrimination, such as increasing their sense of belongingness in the American mainstream, may prove useful in preventing drug use and depressive symptoms.
Related Links	http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc4511266?pdf=render https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4511266/pdf
Ending Page	261
Page Count	18
Starting Page	244
ISSN	13557858
e-ISSN	14653419
DOI	10.1080/13557858.2012.713093
Journal	Ethnicity & health
Issue Number	3
Volume Number	18
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2013-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Ethnic Studies Discrimination Hispanic Americans Depression Substance Use Neighborhoods Acculturation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Arts and Humanities Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Cultural Studies

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