TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the role of social support in trajectories of mental health symptoms for immigrant adolescents
AU - Sirin, Selcuk R.
AU - Gupta, Taveeshi
AU - Ryce, Patrice
AU - Katsiaficas, Dalal
AU - Suarez-Orozco, Carola
AU - Rogers-Sirin, Lauren
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by grants from New York University and from Spencer Foundation (to Joshua Aronson and Sirin). We are grateful to Joshua Aronson and Michelle Fine for their invaluable help with the New York City Academic and Social Engagement Study (NYCASES) study. We also gratefully acknowledge the time and efforts of the adolescents who participated in this study.
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - This longitudinal study of 286, urban residing, first- and second-generation immigrant adolescents examined the degree to which acculturative stress is related to the developmental trajectories of mental health problems and the role of social support in this process. Participants were recruited when they entered 10th grade and two additional waves of data were gathered at 12-month intervals. Using individual growth curve modeling, the results show significant decline in internalizing mental health problems during the high school years. At the same time, greater exposure to acculturative stress predicted significantly more withdrawn/depressed, somatic, and anxious/depressed symptoms. Additionally, social support moderated the relation between acculturative stress and anxious/depressed symptoms. Gender and generation status differences were found only at baseline (10th grade).
AB - This longitudinal study of 286, urban residing, first- and second-generation immigrant adolescents examined the degree to which acculturative stress is related to the developmental trajectories of mental health problems and the role of social support in this process. Participants were recruited when they entered 10th grade and two additional waves of data were gathered at 12-month intervals. Using individual growth curve modeling, the results show significant decline in internalizing mental health problems during the high school years. At the same time, greater exposure to acculturative stress predicted significantly more withdrawn/depressed, somatic, and anxious/depressed symptoms. Additionally, social support moderated the relation between acculturative stress and anxious/depressed symptoms. Gender and generation status differences were found only at baseline (10th grade).
KW - Acculturative stress
KW - Adolescent
KW - Anxiety
KW - Depression
KW - Immigrant
KW - Social support
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U2 - 10.1016/j.appdev.2013.04.004
DO - 10.1016/j.appdev.2013.04.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84880045763
SN - 0193-3973
VL - 34
SP - 199
EP - 207
JO - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
IS - 5
ER -