Ethnic–racial identity content and the development of depressive symptoms among Latino adolescents. (19th November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cross, Fernanda L.; Hoffman, Adam J.; Constante, Kevin; Rivas-Drake, Deborah
• Editors: Causadias, José M.; Cicchetti, Dante
• Is Part Of: Development and psychopathology. Volume 30:Number 5(2018)
• Page Start: 1557
• Page End: 1569
• Publication Date: 2018-11-19
• Subjects: Child psychopathology -- Periodicals; Developmental psychology -- Periodicals; Psychology, Pathological -- Periodicals; 618.9289
• DOI: 10.1017/S0954579418001086
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0954-5794

Abstract

Abstract: The current study examined the concurrent and prospective associations of ethnic–racial identity content (i.e., centrality, private regard, and public regard) and depressive symptomatology among Latino adolescents. Data were drawn from a longitudinal study of Latino adolescents ( N = 148, 53.4% girls) who were 13–14 years old at Wave 1. Results indicated that higher ethnic–racial centrality at Waves 1 and 2 predicted fewer depressive symptoms at Waves 2 and 3, respectively. In addition, more positive private regard at Wave 1 predicted fewer depressive symptoms at Wave 2, and more positive public regard at Wave 2 predicted fewer symptoms at Wave 3. Thus, ethnic–racial identity content may serve as a cultural protective factor that is linked to diminished depressive symptomatology among Latino youth.