TY - JOUR
T1 - Latino adolescents' perceived discrimination in online and offline settings
T2 - An examination of cultural risk and protective factors
AU - Umaña-Taylor, Adriana J.
AU - Tynes, Brendesha M.
AU - Toomey, Russell B.
AU - Williams, David R.
AU - Mitchell, Kimberly J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Psychological Association.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Guided by a risk and resilience framework, the current study examined the associations between Latino adolescents' (n = 219; Mage = 14.35; SD = 1.75) perceptions of ethnic discrimination in multiple settings (e.g., online, school) and several domains of adjustment (e.g., mental health, academic), and tested whether developmentally salient cultural assets (i.e., ethnic identity) directly promoted youth adjustment or moderated the negative impact of discrimination on adjustment. Each of the 3 ethnic identity components (i.e., exploration, resolution, affirmation) demonstrated evidence of promoting positive outcomes among Latino youth; furthermore, there was some evidence that the promotive effects of affirmation and resolution were significantly stronger for older versus younger adolescents. In addition, with the exception of experiences with discrimination from adults outside of the school setting, there was evidence of ethnic identity interacting with each type of discrimination to predict Latino adolescents' self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and externalizing problems. Findings suggest directions for future research and identify potential targets for intervention that may prove fruitful in programming efforts with Latino adolescents.
AB - Guided by a risk and resilience framework, the current study examined the associations between Latino adolescents' (n = 219; Mage = 14.35; SD = 1.75) perceptions of ethnic discrimination in multiple settings (e.g., online, school) and several domains of adjustment (e.g., mental health, academic), and tested whether developmentally salient cultural assets (i.e., ethnic identity) directly promoted youth adjustment or moderated the negative impact of discrimination on adjustment. Each of the 3 ethnic identity components (i.e., exploration, resolution, affirmation) demonstrated evidence of promoting positive outcomes among Latino youth; furthermore, there was some evidence that the promotive effects of affirmation and resolution were significantly stronger for older versus younger adolescents. In addition, with the exception of experiences with discrimination from adults outside of the school setting, there was evidence of ethnic identity interacting with each type of discrimination to predict Latino adolescents' self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and externalizing problems. Findings suggest directions for future research and identify potential targets for intervention that may prove fruitful in programming efforts with Latino adolescents.
KW - Discrimination
KW - Ethnic identity
KW - Racial identity
KW - Resilience
KW - Risk
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U2 - 10.1037/a0038432
DO - 10.1037/a0038432
M3 - Article
C2 - 25546597
AN - SCOPUS:84925834067
SN - 0012-1649
VL - 51
SP - 87
EP - 100
JO - Developmental psychology
JF - Developmental psychology
IS - 1
ER -