Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, P.O. Box. 222000, Seattle, WA 98122-1090.
Developmental Pathways Research Program, University of Washington, 6200 NE 74th Street, Suite 210, Seattle, WA 98115.
J Sch Health. 2018 Feb;88(2):167-175. doi: 10.1111/josh.12586.
To compare the mental health status of children of immigrant (COI) and non-immigrant (NI) parents and to determine whether differences in mental health status between COI and NI vary across 4 racial/ethnic groups.
We conducted universal mental health screening of 2374 sixth graders in an urban public school district. To screen, we administered well-validated adolescent depression and disruptive behavior problem questionnaires. We evaluated associations between child mental health, parent immigration status, and race/ethnicity using binomial regression.
Among Asian American/Pacific Islanders and Latinos, COI had significantly higher depression and disruptive behavior scores compared to NI. For Blacks/African Americans, children of NI parents had significantly higher disruptive behavior scores compared to COI. For European Americans, scores of COI and NI did not differ and were relatively low.
Our study suggests that how the emotional health of COI is faring relative to children of NI depends on the child's race/ethnicity.
本研究旨在比较移民儿童（COI）和非移民儿童（NI）的心理健康状况，并确定 COI 和 NI 之间的心理健康状况差异是否因 4 个种族/族裔群体而有所不同。
我们对一个城市公立学区的 2374 名六年级学生进行了普遍的心理健康筛查。为了进行筛查，我们使用了经过良好验证的青少年抑郁和行为问题问卷。我们使用二项式回归评估儿童心理健康、父母移民状况和种族/族裔之间的关联。
在亚裔/太平洋岛民和拉丁裔中，COI 的抑郁和行为问题得分明显高于 NI。对于非裔美国人/非洲裔美国人，NI 父母的孩子的行为问题得分明显高于 COI。对于欧洲裔美国人，COI 和 NI 的得分没有差异，且相对较低。
我们的研究表明，COI 的情绪健康状况相对于 NI 儿童的表现如何，取决于孩子的种族/族裔。
