Aldo M Barrita
Biographic Data
| ID | 1256171 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aldo M Barrita |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aldo M |
| FAMILY NAME | Barrita |
| SIGNATURE | BARRITA A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6596-1078 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Bridging language and culture
Although family acceptance varies across cultural contexts, it consistently predicts wellness among LGBTQ+ people. We validated a Spanish‐language adaptation of the LGBTQ+ Caregiver Acceptance Scale (LCAS‐S) to assess culturally grounded expressions of acceptance and rejection among Spanish‐speaking Latinx caregivers of LGBTQ+ youth. Following procedures from the LCAS development study, the 40‐item measure was translated and back‐translated using…
An intersectional approach for the effects of school bullying & cyberbullying on beliefs about the future among Latine LGBTQ + youth in the United States
Latine lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth in the United States (U.S.) experience compounded forms of oppression that increase vulnerability to both school‐based and cyberbullying. Guided by the Minority Stress Theory (MST) and the Temporal Intersectional Minority Stress Model (TIMSM), this study examined how intersectional bullying relates to future outlook among Latine LGBTQ+ youth, and whether internalized stigma, dep…
Alcohol and Native Language
Intersectional microaggressions – daily slights toward individuals with multiple minoritized identities – pose significant stress for sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) Latine youth. Although research on these experiences has expanded, gaps remain regarding how they influence substance use and mental health across ethnic and linguistic lines. This study examined the relationship between intersectional microaggressions, psychological distress, an…
Trends in trauma
The last 10 years of scientific research analyzing asylum-seekers’ mental health has established high rates of trauma exposure throughout the migratory trajectory. However, limited studies have identified gender-based violence among Central American asylum-seeking women. The purpose of this study was to identify the frequencies of gendered-base violence among asylum-seeking women from Central and South America at a humanitarian respite center (US…
Rejected by Caregivers but Connected to Others
LGBTQ + emerging adults who are rejected by their caregivers often experience negative mental health outcomes, lower resilience, and decreased ability to establish positive social support networks. The current study used a sample of 460 LGBTQ + emerging adults (ages 18–25, M age = 21.6) to examine the relationships between caregiver rejection and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Also, we examined the mediating role of psychosocial resou…
I think I take on the whole system”
Our study aids in developing targeted clinical interventions and research initiatives that seek to reduce intersectional proximal stressors. Consistent with an intersectional framework, our study also offers ways to engage in systemic change that seeks to dismantle systems of oppression. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
The Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color resilience measure
The QT-BIPOC RM scale is introduced as a novel measure of resilience and resistance for QT-BIPOC. Our measure redefines resilience by challenging Eurocentric, individualistic frameworks and highlighting how QT-BIPOC resist intersectional oppression through self-preservation, collective healing, and the creation of empowering identity-based narratives. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychosocial Strengths, Well-Being, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among LGBTQ+ Young Adults
This study aims to explore the associations between multiple psychosocial resources at the individual-level (personal resilience) and at the family and community levels (social support from significant other, social support from family, social support from friends, and caregiver acceptance) and two mental health outcomes (psychological well-being and posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] symptoms) among 460 ( M age = 21.6 years) lesbian, gay, bise…
Understanding sexual and gender diverse people of color identity affirmation as a form of resistance
Sexual and gender diverse people of color (SGD-POC) navigate interlocking systems of oppression rooted in racism, heterosexism, and cissexism, which contribute to adverse mental health outcomes. However, resilience and resistance are often overlooked in research on intersectionality. Guided by Black feminist thought, this study positions SGD-POC identity affirmation-specifically identity cohesion and identity-based growth-as forms of internal res…
Human research protections and diversity science
Endorsing family interdependence rather than “emancipation”
Effects from family rejection, social support, internalized transphobia, resilience, and collective action on mental health outcomes among transgender and gender diverse young adults
Critical consciousness, LGBTQ+ collective action, and mental health outcomes among LGBTQ+ young adults
Perceived Election Safety, Resilience, Caregiver Acceptance, and Psychological Well-Being Among LGBTQ + Young Adults
Grappling with Whiteness
Substance Use, Parental and Teacher Support, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Latinx Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Latinx sexual and gender minority youth (LSGMY) experience specific stressors due to intersectional systemic oppression that negatively impact their mental health. Additionally, many LSGMY report engaging in substance use to cope with daily stressors. Furthermore, research shows that parental and teacher support can serve as a buffer against substance use and negative mental health outcomes among these communities. However, there is little resear…
The Complexity in Bilingual Code-Switching Research
This systematic review explored how researchers operationalized bilingualism when investigating the relationship between bilingual code-switching experience and cognition. Through a PRISMA-guided systematic review of thirty-two studies with original data, published in English, focusing on adult non-clinical samples, with bilingualism as a key variable, we aimed to understand the prevalence of these issues. Criteria for inclusion required an asses…
A preliminary model of intersectional minority stress among sexual and gender diverse Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
Immigration status microaggressions
Our study is one of the first to explore cultural stress in the form of immigration status microaggressions in connection with more general forms of psychological stress and internalizing processes for two groups historically persecuted around immigration in the United States. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Intersectional microaggressions, depressive symptoms, and the role of LGBTQ‐specific parental support in a sample of Latinx sexual and gender minority youth
INTRODUCTION: Latinx and sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth experience higher incidents of racism, cissexism, and heterosexism in the forms of overt discrimination and microaggressions. These experiences could in part explain increased negative mental health outcomes, such as depressive symptoms. Evidence points to the possibility that LGBTQ-specific parental support buffers the effects of intersectional microaggressions on depressive symptom…
A decolonial and liberation lens to social justice research
In the face of harmful disparities and inequities, it is crucial for researchers to critically reflect on methodologies and research practices that can dismantle systems of oppression, accommodate pluralistic realities, and facilitate opportunities for all communities to thrive. Historically, knowledge production for the sciences has followed a colonial and colonizing approach that continues to silence and decontextualize the lived experiences of…
Centering the margins
Assumptions of immigration status
Race (Racism)
Race can be defined as a social construct that categorizes certain groups or individuals on the basis of physical traits such as skin tone or color, hair color and texture, eye color or shape. The use of the term has a long history of categorizing and dividing people into different groups, often to establish dominance through oppression and subjugation. Subsequently, racism – a byproduct of White supremacy – refers to an ideology that centers Whi…
Everyday racism increase for Asians in the U.S. during the Covid-19 pandemic
Bullying, depression, and parental acceptance in a sample of Latinx sexual and gender minority youth
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth of color—in particular Latinx SGM youth—experience higher incidents of bullying compared to heterosexual and cisgender White youth. These disparities oftentimes explain increased negative mental health outcomes, such as depression. Parental acceptance may be a particularly important buffer to the effects of bullying on negative mental health outcomes among Latinx SGM youth. In a sample of 1,005 Latinx SGM yo…
Perceived Everyday Discrimination Explains Internalized Racism during the Covid-19 Pandemic among Asians
The current study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived everyday discrimination and internalized racism among Asians compared to Latinxs. Recently, researchers have attempted to tackle institutional and interpersonal racism during this pandemic outbreak, however, few studies have addressed the internalized component of the racism. We launched this survey study during the critical months of the national pandemic lockdown (April…
The slow violence of racism on Asian Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic
Racism against people of Asian descent increased by over 300% after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the United States, with one in five Asian Americans reporting direct experiences with overt discrimination. Large-scale efforts and resources initially, and quite understandably, prioritized investigating the physiological impact of the coronavirus, which has partially delayed research studies targeting the psychological effects of the pandemic. …
Grappling with Whiteness
Substance Use, Parental and Teacher Support, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Latinx Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Latinx sexual and gender minority youth (LSGMY) experience specific stressors due to intersectional systemic oppression that negatively impact their mental health. Additionally, many LSGMY report engaging in substance use to cope with daily stressors. Furthermore, research shows that parental and teacher support can serve as a buffer against substance use and negative mental health outcomes among these communities. However, there is little resear…
A preliminary model of intersectional minority stress among sexual and gender diverse Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
Immigration status microaggressions
Our study is one of the first to explore cultural stress in the form of immigration status microaggressions in connection with more general forms of psychological stress and internalizing processes for two groups historically persecuted around immigration in the United States. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Race (Racism)
Race can be defined as a social construct that categorizes certain groups or individuals on the basis of physical traits such as skin tone or color, hair color and texture, eye color or shape. The use of the term has a long history of categorizing and dividing people into different groups, often to establish dominance through oppression and subjugation. Subsequently, racism – a byproduct of White supremacy – refers to an ideology that centers Whi…
Everyday racism increase for Asians in the U.S. during the Covid-19 pandemic
Bullying, depression, and parental acceptance in a sample of Latinx sexual and gender minority youth
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth of color—in particular Latinx SGM youth—experience higher incidents of bullying compared to heterosexual and cisgender White youth. These disparities oftentimes explain increased negative mental health outcomes, such as depression. Parental acceptance may be a particularly important buffer to the effects of bullying on negative mental health outcomes among Latinx SGM youth. In a sample of 1,005 Latinx SGM yo…
The slow violence of racism on Asian Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic
Racism against people of Asian descent increased by over 300% after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the United States, with one in five Asian Americans reporting direct experiences with overt discrimination. Large-scale efforts and resources initially, and quite understandably, prioritized investigating the physiological impact of the coronavirus, which has partially delayed research studies targeting the psychological effects of the pandemic. …
Perceived Everyday Discrimination Explains Internalized Racism during the Covid-19 Pandemic among Asians
The current study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived everyday discrimination and internalized racism among Asians compared to Latinxs. Recently, researchers have attempted to tackle institutional and interpersonal racism during this pandemic outbreak, however, few studies have addressed the internalized component of the racism. We launched this survey study during the critical months of the national pandemic lockdown (April…
Intersectional microaggressions, depressive symptoms, and the role of LGBTQ‐specific parental support in a sample of Latinx sexual and gender minority youth
INTRODUCTION: Latinx and sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth experience higher incidents of racism, cissexism, and heterosexism in the forms of overt discrimination and microaggressions. These experiences could in part explain increased negative mental health outcomes, such as depressive symptoms. Evidence points to the possibility that LGBTQ-specific parental support buffers the effects of intersectional microaggressions on depressive symptom…
A decolonial and liberation lens to social justice research
In the face of harmful disparities and inequities, it is crucial for researchers to critically reflect on methodologies and research practices that can dismantle systems of oppression, accommodate pluralistic realities, and facilitate opportunities for all communities to thrive. Historically, knowledge production for the sciences has followed a colonial and colonizing approach that continues to silence and decontextualize the lived experiences of…
Centering the margins
Assumptions of immigration status
Race (Racism)
Race can be defined as a social construct that categorizes certain groups or individuals on the basis of physical traits such as skin tone or color, hair color and texture, eye color or shape. The use of the term has a long history of categorizing and dividing people into different groups, often to establish dominance through oppression and subjugation. Subsequently, racism – a byproduct of White supremacy – refers to an ideology that centers Whi…
The Complexity in Bilingual Code-Switching Research
This systematic review explored how researchers operationalized bilingualism when investigating the relationship between bilingual code-switching experience and cognition. Through a PRISMA-guided systematic review of thirty-two studies with original data, published in English, focusing on adult non-clinical samples, with bilingualism as a key variable, we aimed to understand the prevalence of these issues. Criteria for inclusion required an asses…
A preliminary model of intersectional minority stress among sexual and gender diverse Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
Immigration status microaggressions
Our study is one of the first to explore cultural stress in the form of immigration status microaggressions in connection with more general forms of psychological stress and internalizing processes for two groups historically persecuted around immigration in the United States. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Human research protections and diversity science
Endorsing family interdependence rather than “emancipation”
Effects from family rejection, social support, internalized transphobia, resilience, and collective action on mental health outcomes among transgender and gender diverse young adults
Critical consciousness, LGBTQ+ collective action, and mental health outcomes among LGBTQ+ young adults
Perceived Election Safety, Resilience, Caregiver Acceptance, and Psychological Well-Being Among LGBTQ + Young Adults
Grappling with Whiteness
Substance Use, Parental and Teacher Support, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Latinx Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Latinx sexual and gender minority youth (LSGMY) experience specific stressors due to intersectional systemic oppression that negatively impact their mental health. Additionally, many LSGMY report engaging in substance use to cope with daily stressors. Furthermore, research shows that parental and teacher support can serve as a buffer against substance use and negative mental health outcomes among these communities. However, there is little resear…
Bridging language and culture
Although family acceptance varies across cultural contexts, it consistently predicts wellness among LGBTQ+ people. We validated a Spanish‐language adaptation of the LGBTQ+ Caregiver Acceptance Scale (LCAS‐S) to assess culturally grounded expressions of acceptance and rejection among Spanish‐speaking Latinx caregivers of LGBTQ+ youth. Following procedures from the LCAS development study, the 40‐item measure was translated and back‐translated using…
An intersectional approach for the effects of school bullying & cyberbullying on beliefs about the future among Latine LGBTQ + youth in the United States
Latine lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth in the United States (U.S.) experience compounded forms of oppression that increase vulnerability to both school‐based and cyberbullying. Guided by the Minority Stress Theory (MST) and the Temporal Intersectional Minority Stress Model (TIMSM), this study examined how intersectional bullying relates to future outlook among Latine LGBTQ+ youth, and whether internalized stigma, dep…
Alcohol and Native Language
Intersectional microaggressions – daily slights toward individuals with multiple minoritized identities – pose significant stress for sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) Latine youth. Although research on these experiences has expanded, gaps remain regarding how they influence substance use and mental health across ethnic and linguistic lines. This study examined the relationship between intersectional microaggressions, psychological distress, an…
Trends in trauma
The last 10 years of scientific research analyzing asylum-seekers’ mental health has established high rates of trauma exposure throughout the migratory trajectory. However, limited studies have identified gender-based violence among Central American asylum-seeking women. The purpose of this study was to identify the frequencies of gendered-base violence among asylum-seeking women from Central and South America at a humanitarian respite center (US…
Rejected by Caregivers but Connected to Others
LGBTQ + emerging adults who are rejected by their caregivers often experience negative mental health outcomes, lower resilience, and decreased ability to establish positive social support networks. The current study used a sample of 460 LGBTQ + emerging adults (ages 18–25, M age = 21.6) to examine the relationships between caregiver rejection and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Also, we examined the mediating role of psychosocial resou…
I think I take on the whole system”
Our study aids in developing targeted clinical interventions and research initiatives that seek to reduce intersectional proximal stressors. Consistent with an intersectional framework, our study also offers ways to engage in systemic change that seeks to dismantle systems of oppression. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychology (15 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (14 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (12 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Mental health (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Gender Studies (7 works)