Wang Jun, Yan Jinjin, Li Xin, Shen Yishan, Kim Su Yeong
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications, Texas A&M University.
Department of Psychology, Fordham University.
Dev Psychol. 2024 Oct 31. doi: 10.1037/dev0001887.
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) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
种族歧视是墨西哥裔个体普遍面临的压力源，它加剧了抑郁症状方面的健康不平等。然而，现有研究主要集中在歧视与抑郁症状之间的个体层面关联，而忽视了家庭系统内部的相互依存性质。对于一个家庭成员的歧视经历如何与其他家庭成员的抑郁症状相关，人们知之甚少。尽管种族社会化可能会中断歧视与抑郁症状之间的联系，但不同的种族社会化实践如何运作以及对父母自身有何影响尚未得到研究。本研究考察了604名来自低收入家庭的墨西哥裔青少年及其父母的歧视经历、抑郁症状和种族社会化之间的关联。研究结果揭示了个体内和个体间歧视与抑郁症状的关联。父母的种族社会化在这种联系中的作用随时间、个体和实践而变化。心理健康研究和服务应考虑家庭成员之间的共同和非共同经历，并采用个性化方法来支持不同的家庭成员。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2024美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
