Caregiver Experiences of Discrimination and African American Adolescents' Psychological Health Over Time. Issue 2 (28th September 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ford, Kahlil R.; Hurd, Noelle M.; Jagers, Robert J.; Sellers, Robert M.
• Is Part Of: Child development. Volume 84:Issue 2(2013:Mar./Apr.)
• Page Start: 485
• Page End: 499
• Publication Date: 2012-09-28
• Subjects: Child development -- Periodicals; Child psychology -- Periodicals; Child Development -- Periodicals; Child Development; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Pedicatrics; 305.231
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01864.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0009-3920

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="cdev1864-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The present study examined the effect of caregivers' experiences of racial discrimination on their adolescent children's psychological functioning among a sample of 264 African American dyads. Potential relations between caregiver discrimination experiences and a number of indicators of adolescents' (aged 12–17) psychological functioning over time were examined. It was found that caregiver discrimination experiences were positively related to adolescents' symptoms of depression and negatively related to their psychological well‐being. Additional analysis revealed interactions between the effects of caregiver discrimination experiences and family income on all 3 outcomes. Greater caregiver discrimination experiences and lower family income were risk factors for the youth in the sample. These findings underscore the deleterious consequence of caregivers' discrimination experiences on African American youth's psychological health.</p> </abstract>