Transactional experiences of discrimination, depressive symptoms, and ethnoracial socialization in Mexican-origin families.
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Racial-ethnic discrimination is a prevalent stressor for Mexican-origin individuals that potentiates health inequities in depressive symptoms. However, existing research has primarily focused on individual-level associations between discrimination and depressive symptoms, neglecting the interdependent nature within family systems. Little is known about how one family member's discriminatory experiences relate to the depressive symptoms of others. Although ethnoracial socialization may disrupt the link from discrimination to depressive symptoms, how different ethnoracial socialization practices operate and influence parents themselves have not been examined. This study examines the associations among discriminatory experiences, depressive symptoms, and ethnoracial socialization among 604 Mexican-origin adolescents and their parents from low-income families. The findings revealed intraindividual and interindividual discrimination-depressive symptoms associations. Parental ethnoracial socialization's role in the link varied over time, individuals, and practices. Mental health research and services should consider shared and nonshared experiences among family members and adopt personalized approaches to support different family members. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).
Source: Developmental Psychology
DOI: 10.1037/dev0001887
Authors: Jun Wang, Jinjin Yan, Xin Li, Yishan Shen, Su Yeong Kim
Institutions: Texas A&M University, Fordham University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funders: National Science Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, Sage Foundation, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, University of Texas at Austin, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Awards: G1312933611, G1817610476, G2165108532, G2644433938, G4314217997, G5687620994, Collaborative Research: Stress, Academic Outcomes, and Health Outcomes among Language Brokers, G6608487237, Language Brokering and Child Adjustment in Mexican American Families, CAREER:Language Brokering and Child Adjustment in Mexican American Children, Socio-Cultural Stress Profiles, Stress Responses, and Health in Mexican American Adolescents, G893780763
OpenAlex ID: W4403946460