Polo Antonio J, López Steven R
Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2009 Mar;38(2):273-85. doi: 10.1080/15374410802698370.
Latino youth appear to be at higher risk for depression relative to youth from other ethnic groups. This study assessed the relationship between nativity and several forms of internalizing distress among Mexican American middle school students as well as sociocultural factors that may help explain this relationship. Immigrant Mexican American youth (n = 78) reported significantly higher social anxiety and loneliness than U.S.-born Mexican American youth (n = 83). Acculturation stress and English proficiency were identified as significant mediators of these nativity differences. Although internalizing problems and depression symptoms did not vary across nativity groups, both were related to lower affiliative obedience. The findings point to cultural socialization values and contextual influences as important variables in the mental health of youth in immigrant families.
相对于其他族裔的青少年，拉丁裔青少年似乎患抑郁症的风险更高。本研究评估了墨西哥裔美国中学生的出生地与几种内化困扰形式之间的关系，以及可能有助于解释这种关系的社会文化因素。移民墨西哥裔美国青少年（n = 78）报告的社交焦虑和孤独感明显高于美国出生的墨西哥裔美国青少年（n = 83）。文化适应压力和英语熟练程度被确定为这些出生地差异的重要中介因素。虽然内化问题和抑郁症状在出生地群体之间没有差异，但两者都与较低的从属服从性有关。研究结果表明，文化社会化价值观和背景影响是移民家庭中青少年心理健康的重要变量。
