Catherine Decarlo Santiago
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 98449 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Catherine Decarlo Santiago |
| NOMBRES | Catherine Decarlo |
| APELLIDO | Santiago |
| FIRMA | SANTIAGO C D |
| AFILIACIONES | Loyola University Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9276-7871 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 112 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2011 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
The impact of violence exposure and posttraumatic stress on the academic functioning of Latine middle school students
Latine youth are at an increased risk of exposure to stress and trauma, and face significant educational inequities and cultural stressors. Thus, the current cross-sectional survey examined the role of acculturation based on language use as a moderator in the relationship between traumatic stress and academic functioning among immigrant and U.S. born Latine youth in one community middle school (N = 130). We examined language use as a moderator in…
Using community organizing to build a system of care
The purpose of this study was to utilize mixed methods to evaluate the initial implementation of a system of care (SOC) developed and implemented from a community organizing framework. Surveys were conducted with partners (navigators, community partners, parents) to examine changes pre‐ and post‐implementation of the SOC. Surveys assessed care coordination, effectiveness of communication across organizations, quality of services and relationships…
Using community‐based participatory research to contextualize Latino exposure to community violence
While the relationship between community violence exposure and maladaptive outcomes has been established, the dynamic between violence exposure and resilience factors in youth is not well understood. The current study utilizes a community‐based participatory research (CBPR) framework and employs a novel mixed‐methods approach integrating quantitative geographic information systems (GIS) data and semi‐structured qualitative focus groups to examine…
Supporting Transition Resilience Among Newcomer Groups (STRONG)
The Supporting Transition Resilience Of Newcomer Groups (STRONG; Hoover et al., 2019) program was developed to support mental health among newcomer refugee and immigrant students by (1) promoting positive adjustment during resettlement through a trauma‐informed, strengths‐based approach, contextualized to meet the needs of refugee and immigrant youth; and (2) improving access to services through school‐based programming. The purpose of this study…
Stress and child internalizing symptoms
Latino immigrants within the United States experience various stressors, which have been linked to the development and exacerbation of internalizing symptoms among Latino youth. Therefore, it is crucial to explore factors that may buffer the impact of stress among immigrant families. Fathers may influence child outcomes through positive parenting behaviors, yet Latino fathers have been underrepresented in research. This study examined how paterna…
Examining the implementation of Teacher–Child Interaction Training‐Universal in public schools
The Teacher–Child Interaction Training‐Universal (TCIT‐U) is a professional development program for teachers that promotes positive relational interactions and strengthens classroom management. This study examines the implementation of TCIT‐U in a public school district to guide future implementation and sustainability. This study uses qualitative methods to examine the implementation of TCIT‐U across preschool through second‐grade classrooms in …
Mexican-origin families coping together
Family is an important context for the development of adaptive child coping. Further, both family and child coping can promote positive mental health. This study examines whether family coping predicts child coping over 1 year among Mexican-origin immigrant families. Participants included 104 families with a child aged 6-10 years (Mage = 8.39, 61% female) and at least 1 Mexican-origin parent. The majority of primary caregivers (Mage = 37.13) iden…
The Effect of Child Gender, Parent School Involvement, and Parent Language Use on School Functioning Among Trauma-Exposed Latinx Youth
High rates of trauma exposure can impede school functioning, which is predictive of many negative long-term outcomes. This study examined school functioning in Latinx children with clinically elevated levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms. We found that child gender, parent language use, and parent school involvement were associated with school functioning in complex ways. Interactive effects revealed that the association between parent school …
A Community‐Based Organization Model to Promote Latinx Immigrant Mental Health Through Advocacy Skills and Universal Parenting Supports
The unique mental health context of children in Latinx immigrant families calls for innovative community‐based intervention strategies. We use an ecological public health approach to highlight the importance of community‐based organization (CBO) settings, the critical role of community‐based paraprofessionals (i.e., non‐clinicians, near‐peers) and capacity‐building, and the expansion of mental health promotion strategies to include realistic, day…
Mexican American Urban Youth Perspectives on Neighborhood Stressors, Psychosocial Difficulties, and Coping
Chronic Stress and Food Insecurity
Low-income children of Mexican immigrants are at high risk for obesity. Drawing on a sample of 104 Mexican American children (Mage = 8.39 years; 61% female), this longitudinal study considered relations between food insecurity and chronic stress (ie, parent report and hair cortisol measurement) on body mass index (BMI) and examined whether stress moderated associations between food insecurity and BMI. Analyses revealed that undocumented status wa…
Measures of Acculturation and Relations to zBMI among Mexican-Origin Youth
A Cross-Site Partnership to Examine Implementation and Sustainability of a School-Based Trauma Program
This study contributes to the paucity of empirical information on the organizational factors that influence the implementation of evidence-based mental health interventions in schools. Our findings reveal that different implementation strategies across policies, structures, and resources can result in implementation of a school-based intervention. Frameworks such as Mendel's can be helpful in identifying areas of strength and improvement of imple…
Immigration policy, practices, and procedures
Currently, 15 million Mexican and Central American individuals live in the United States, with this number projected to rise in the next few decades (Lesser & Batalova, 2017; Zong & Batalova, 2017). Research has begun to investigate the impact of the nation's immigration practices and policies on immigrant Latino/a families and youth. Current immigration policies can create vulnerabilities, including fear and mistrust, discrimination, limited acc…
Mental Health Among Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families
Parent Perceptions of Child Weight Status in Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families
Stress and cultural resilience among low-income Latino adolescents
Given that Latino adolescents endorse more negative mood when compared to their counterparts of other backgrounds (Kann et al., 2016), it is important to evaluate the impact of risk and resilience factors on negative mood among this population. The current study uses daily diary methodology to examine the associations that daily economic stress, daily family stress, familism, and ethnic identity commitment and exploration have with average daily …
Positive Peer Association Among Black American Youth and the Roles of Ethnic Identity and Gender
The study examined whether peer association, a subtype of peer influence that involves the indirect modeling of behaviors, can promote positive development among Black American adolescents living in high-risk neighborhoods. Data were collected during a three-year longitudinal study from a sample of 316 Black American adolescents (M = 11.65 years). As positive peer association increased over time, youth experienced an increase in self-esteem, scho…
A Daily Diary Study of Executive Functions, Coping, and Mood Among Low-Income Latino Adolescents
This study used daily diary methodology to examine the association between executive functions and daily mood, as mediated by daily coping, among low-income Latino adolescents. Fifty-eight middle school students (53% male, [Formula: see text] = 13.31 years, 95% Latino) completed baseline measures assessing demographic characteristics and executive functions (working memory, inhibition, shifting). They subsequently completed seven consecutive dail…
Stress, Coping, and Mood Among Latino Adolescents
The current study examines whether daily coping moderates the effects of daily stress on same-day mood and next-day mood among 58 Latino adolescents (M age = 13.31; 53% male). The daily diary design capitalized on repeated measurements, boosting power to detect effects and allowing for a robust understanding of the day-to-day experiences of Latino adolescents. Hierarchical linear modeling revealed that on days when youth reported higher levels of…
The Effect of Cultural Factors on Daily Coping and Involuntary Responses to Stress Among Low‐income Latino Adolescents
This study used daily diary methodology to examine associations between cultural factors and daily coping and responses to stress among predominantly low‐income Latino adolescents. A total of 58 middle school students (53% male, mean age = 13.31, 95% Latino) completed baseline measures assessing demographic characteristics, familism, ethnic identity, and family ethnic socialization. They subsequently completed 7 consecutive daily diaries assessin…
Parent perspectives from participating in a family component for CBITS
This study explored parents' responses to a family component developed as an addition to the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS). The family component was developed to improve engagement and participation in CBITS and to support parents' own skill-building. To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the family component from the perspective of parents who participated, qualitative interviews were conducted with 1…
Academic Achievement Among Immigrant and U.S.‐Born Latino Adolescents
This study examined proximal risk and protective factors that contribute to academic achievement among 130 Latino students. Participating students were 56.2% female and 35.3% foreign‐born (mean age = 11.38, standard deviation = .59). Acculturative stress, immigrant status, child gender, parental monitoring, traditional cultural values, mainstream values, and English language proficiency were explored in relation to academic achievement. Higher le…
Poverty and Mental Health
Poverty is associated with an increased risk for psychological problems. Even with this increased risk for mental health problems and need for care, many low‐income adults and families do not receive treatment because of logistical, attitudinal, and systemic barriers. Despite significant barriers to obtaining care, research suggests that low‐income individuals show significant benefit from evidence‐based mental healthcare. In this article, we rev…
Socioeconomic status, neighborhood disadvantage, and poverty-related stress
Socioeconomic status, neighborhood disadvantage, and poverty-related stress
Stress, Coping, and Mood Among Latino Adolescents
The current study examines whether daily coping moderates the effects of daily stress on same-day mood and next-day mood among 58 Latino adolescents (M age = 13.31; 53% male). The daily diary design capitalized on repeated measurements, boosting power to detect effects and allowing for a robust understanding of the day-to-day experiences of Latino adolescents. Hierarchical linear modeling revealed that on days when youth reported higher levels of…
The Effect of Cultural Factors on Daily Coping and Involuntary Responses to Stress Among Low‐income Latino Adolescents
This study used daily diary methodology to examine associations between cultural factors and daily coping and responses to stress among predominantly low‐income Latino adolescents. A total of 58 middle school students (53% male, mean age = 13.31, 95% Latino) completed baseline measures assessing demographic characteristics, familism, ethnic identity, and family ethnic socialization. They subsequently completed 7 consecutive daily diaries assessin…
Academic Achievement Among Immigrant and U.S.‐Born Latino Adolescents
This study examined proximal risk and protective factors that contribute to academic achievement among 130 Latino students. Participating students were 56.2% female and 35.3% foreign‐born (mean age = 11.38, standard deviation = .59). Acculturative stress, immigrant status, child gender, parental monitoring, traditional cultural values, mainstream values, and English language proficiency were explored in relation to academic achievement. Higher le…
Preliminary Efficacy of an Intervention to Reduce Psychosocial Stress and Improve Coping in Low-Income Families
This article reports pre-post intervention results from a randomized controlled trial evaluating the initial efficacy of a couples-based intervention aimed at teaching skills for coping with stress and improving relationship skills in a sample of 173 ethnically diverse low-income co-resident mothers and fathers who were raising at least one child together. Couples were randomly assigned to one of three interventions or to an assessment-only contr…
A Community‐Based Organization Model to Promote Latinx Immigrant Mental Health Through Advocacy Skills and Universal Parenting Supports
The unique mental health context of children in Latinx immigrant families calls for innovative community‐based intervention strategies. We use an ecological public health approach to highlight the importance of community‐based organization (CBO) settings, the critical role of community‐based paraprofessionals (i.e., non‐clinicians, near‐peers) and capacity‐building, and the expansion of mental health promotion strategies to include realistic, day…
Positive Peer Association Among Black American Youth and the Roles of Ethnic Identity and Gender
The study examined whether peer association, a subtype of peer influence that involves the indirect modeling of behaviors, can promote positive development among Black American adolescents living in high-risk neighborhoods. Data were collected during a three-year longitudinal study from a sample of 316 Black American adolescents (M = 11.65 years). As positive peer association increased over time, youth experienced an increase in self-esteem, scho…
Mexican American Urban Youth Perspectives on Neighborhood Stressors, Psychosocial Difficulties, and Coping
Mental Health Among Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families
Supporting Transition Resilience Among Newcomer Groups (STRONG)
The Supporting Transition Resilience Of Newcomer Groups (STRONG; Hoover et al., 2019) program was developed to support mental health among newcomer refugee and immigrant students by (1) promoting positive adjustment during resettlement through a trauma‐informed, strengths‐based approach, contextualized to meet the needs of refugee and immigrant youth; and (2) improving access to services through school‐based programming. The purpose of this study…
Stress and cultural resilience among low-income Latino adolescents
Given that Latino adolescents endorse more negative mood when compared to their counterparts of other backgrounds (Kann et al., 2016), it is important to evaluate the impact of risk and resilience factors on negative mood among this population. The current study uses daily diary methodology to examine the associations that daily economic stress, daily family stress, familism, and ethnic identity commitment and exploration have with average daily …
Measures of Acculturation and Relations to zBMI among Mexican-Origin Youth
Socioeconomic status, neighborhood disadvantage, and poverty-related stress
Preliminary Efficacy of an Intervention to Reduce Psychosocial Stress and Improve Coping in Low-Income Families
This article reports pre-post intervention results from a randomized controlled trial evaluating the initial efficacy of a couples-based intervention aimed at teaching skills for coping with stress and improving relationship skills in a sample of 173 ethnically diverse low-income co-resident mothers and fathers who were raising at least one child together. Couples were randomly assigned to one of three interventions or to an assessment-only contr…
Poverty and Mental Health
Poverty is associated with an increased risk for psychological problems. Even with this increased risk for mental health problems and need for care, many low‐income adults and families do not receive treatment because of logistical, attitudinal, and systemic barriers. Despite significant barriers to obtaining care, research suggests that low‐income individuals show significant benefit from evidence‐based mental healthcare. In this article, we rev…
Academic Achievement Among Immigrant and U.S.‐Born Latino Adolescents
This study examined proximal risk and protective factors that contribute to academic achievement among 130 Latino students. Participating students were 56.2% female and 35.3% foreign‐born (mean age = 11.38, standard deviation = .59). Acculturative stress, immigrant status, child gender, parental monitoring, traditional cultural values, mainstream values, and English language proficiency were explored in relation to academic achievement. Higher le…
Parent perspectives from participating in a family component for CBITS
This study explored parents' responses to a family component developed as an addition to the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS). The family component was developed to improve engagement and participation in CBITS and to support parents' own skill-building. To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the family component from the perspective of parents who participated, qualitative interviews were conducted with 1…
Stress, Coping, and Mood Among Latino Adolescents
The current study examines whether daily coping moderates the effects of daily stress on same-day mood and next-day mood among 58 Latino adolescents (M age = 13.31; 53% male). The daily diary design capitalized on repeated measurements, boosting power to detect effects and allowing for a robust understanding of the day-to-day experiences of Latino adolescents. Hierarchical linear modeling revealed that on days when youth reported higher levels of…
The Effect of Cultural Factors on Daily Coping and Involuntary Responses to Stress Among Low‐income Latino Adolescents
This study used daily diary methodology to examine associations between cultural factors and daily coping and responses to stress among predominantly low‐income Latino adolescents. A total of 58 middle school students (53% male, mean age = 13.31, 95% Latino) completed baseline measures assessing demographic characteristics, familism, ethnic identity, and family ethnic socialization. They subsequently completed 7 consecutive daily diaries assessin…
Parent Perceptions of Child Weight Status in Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families
Stress and cultural resilience among low-income Latino adolescents
Given that Latino adolescents endorse more negative mood when compared to their counterparts of other backgrounds (Kann et al., 2016), it is important to evaluate the impact of risk and resilience factors on negative mood among this population. The current study uses daily diary methodology to examine the associations that daily economic stress, daily family stress, familism, and ethnic identity commitment and exploration have with average daily …
Positive Peer Association Among Black American Youth and the Roles of Ethnic Identity and Gender
The study examined whether peer association, a subtype of peer influence that involves the indirect modeling of behaviors, can promote positive development among Black American adolescents living in high-risk neighborhoods. Data were collected during a three-year longitudinal study from a sample of 316 Black American adolescents (M = 11.65 years). As positive peer association increased over time, youth experienced an increase in self-esteem, scho…
A Daily Diary Study of Executive Functions, Coping, and Mood Among Low-Income Latino Adolescents
This study used daily diary methodology to examine the association between executive functions and daily mood, as mediated by daily coping, among low-income Latino adolescents. Fifty-eight middle school students (53% male, [Formula: see text] = 13.31 years, 95% Latino) completed baseline measures assessing demographic characteristics and executive functions (working memory, inhibition, shifting). They subsequently completed seven consecutive dail…
A Cross-Site Partnership to Examine Implementation and Sustainability of a School-Based Trauma Program
This study contributes to the paucity of empirical information on the organizational factors that influence the implementation of evidence-based mental health interventions in schools. Our findings reveal that different implementation strategies across policies, structures, and resources can result in implementation of a school-based intervention. Frameworks such as Mendel's can be helpful in identifying areas of strength and improvement of imple…
Immigration policy, practices, and procedures
Currently, 15 million Mexican and Central American individuals live in the United States, with this number projected to rise in the next few decades (Lesser & Batalova, 2017; Zong & Batalova, 2017). Research has begun to investigate the impact of the nation's immigration practices and policies on immigrant Latino/a families and youth. Current immigration policies can create vulnerabilities, including fear and mistrust, discrimination, limited acc…
Mental Health Among Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families
Chronic Stress and Food Insecurity
Low-income children of Mexican immigrants are at high risk for obesity. Drawing on a sample of 104 Mexican American children (Mage = 8.39 years; 61% female), this longitudinal study considered relations between food insecurity and chronic stress (ie, parent report and hair cortisol measurement) on body mass index (BMI) and examined whether stress moderated associations between food insecurity and BMI. Analyses revealed that undocumented status wa…
Measures of Acculturation and Relations to zBMI among Mexican-Origin Youth
A Community‐Based Organization Model to Promote Latinx Immigrant Mental Health Through Advocacy Skills and Universal Parenting Supports
The unique mental health context of children in Latinx immigrant families calls for innovative community‐based intervention strategies. We use an ecological public health approach to highlight the importance of community‐based organization (CBO) settings, the critical role of community‐based paraprofessionals (i.e., non‐clinicians, near‐peers) and capacity‐building, and the expansion of mental health promotion strategies to include realistic, day…
Mexican American Urban Youth Perspectives on Neighborhood Stressors, Psychosocial Difficulties, and Coping
Mexican-origin families coping together
Family is an important context for the development of adaptive child coping. Further, both family and child coping can promote positive mental health. This study examines whether family coping predicts child coping over 1 year among Mexican-origin immigrant families. Participants included 104 families with a child aged 6-10 years (Mage = 8.39, 61% female) and at least 1 Mexican-origin parent. The majority of primary caregivers (Mage = 37.13) iden…
The Effect of Child Gender, Parent School Involvement, and Parent Language Use on School Functioning Among Trauma-Exposed Latinx Youth
High rates of trauma exposure can impede school functioning, which is predictive of many negative long-term outcomes. This study examined school functioning in Latinx children with clinically elevated levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms. We found that child gender, parent language use, and parent school involvement were associated with school functioning in complex ways. Interactive effects revealed that the association between parent school …
Examining the implementation of Teacher–Child Interaction Training‐Universal in public schools
The Teacher–Child Interaction Training‐Universal (TCIT‐U) is a professional development program for teachers that promotes positive relational interactions and strengthens classroom management. This study examines the implementation of TCIT‐U in a public school district to guide future implementation and sustainability. This study uses qualitative methods to examine the implementation of TCIT‐U across preschool through second‐grade classrooms in …
Stress and child internalizing symptoms
Latino immigrants within the United States experience various stressors, which have been linked to the development and exacerbation of internalizing symptoms among Latino youth. Therefore, it is crucial to explore factors that may buffer the impact of stress among immigrant families. Fathers may influence child outcomes through positive parenting behaviors, yet Latino fathers have been underrepresented in research. This study examined how paterna…
The impact of violence exposure and posttraumatic stress on the academic functioning of Latine middle school students
Latine youth are at an increased risk of exposure to stress and trauma, and face significant educational inequities and cultural stressors. Thus, the current cross-sectional survey examined the role of acculturation based on language use as a moderator in the relationship between traumatic stress and academic functioning among immigrant and U.S. born Latine youth in one community middle school (N = 130). We examined language use as a moderator in…
Using community organizing to build a system of care
The purpose of this study was to utilize mixed methods to evaluate the initial implementation of a system of care (SOC) developed and implemented from a community organizing framework. Surveys were conducted with partners (navigators, community partners, parents) to examine changes pre‐ and post‐implementation of the SOC. Surveys assessed care coordination, effectiveness of communication across organizations, quality of services and relationships…
Using community‐based participatory research to contextualize Latino exposure to community violence
While the relationship between community violence exposure and maladaptive outcomes has been established, the dynamic between violence exposure and resilience factors in youth is not well understood. The current study utilizes a community‐based participatory research (CBPR) framework and employs a novel mixed‐methods approach integrating quantitative geographic information systems (GIS) data and semi‐structured qualitative focus groups to examine…
Psychology (25 obras) · Medicine (18 obras) · Clinical Psychology (16 obras) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (15 obras) · Developmental psychology (14 obras) · Clinical Psychology (11 obras) · Psychiatry (11 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Psychological intervention (8 obras) · Coping (psychology (7 obras)