Jose A Soto
Biographic Data
| ID | 161998 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jose A Soto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jose A |
| FAMILY NAME | Soto |
| SIGNATURE | SOTO J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7567-2368 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 91 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Barriers and facilitators to mental health help seeking among queer Latines in the United States
A Latent Profile Analysis of Multidimensional Sexual Stigma in LGB Adults: Subgroup Differences and Associations with Distress and Substance Use
Reclaiming Agency: Individual and Collective Coping in the Face of Racial/Ethnic Discrimination
The present study examined two levels of coping as pathways to resilience in individuals who face racial/ethnic discrimination (RD). Adopting a Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST) framework, this study aimed to identify responses to experiences of RD that may serve to mitigate the harmful outcomes of this stressor. We hypothesized that meaning-making (i.e., the process of understanding why an event occurred and its impli…
The Coming Out Process of Sexual and Gender Minority Latines in the United States
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) Latines face complex decisions about disclosing their sexual orientation and/or gender identity to others, navigating systemic and interpersonal discrimination. Little is known about the ways SGM Latines make these decisions in the face of these challenges, highlighting the need for studies that include multiple experiences within the SGM Latine community to better understand their unique identity disclosure proce…
Examining the effectiveness of positive reappraisal in the context of discrimination
Positive reappraisal has been shown to be a generally effective emotion regulation strategy associated with multiple indices of greater psychological functioning. There are, however, some emotion-eliciting events, such as discrimination, that may not lend themselves to favorable alternative interpretations or which have relatively fewer affordances. In such instances, a reappraisal strategy could lose its effectiveness. We conducted an experiment…
Facing social exclusion: A facial EMG examination of the reaffiliative function of smiling
Social exclusion influences how expressions are perceived and the tendency of the perceiver to mimic them. However, less is known about social exclusion’s effect on one’s own facial expressions. The aim of the present study was to identify the effects of social exclusion on Duchenne smiling behaviour, defined as activity of both zygomaticus major and the orbicularis oculi muscles. Utilising a within-subject’s design, participants took part in the…
Author Correction: A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the Covid-19 pandemic
Paying the price for anger: Do women bear greater costs
Prior research shows that the social costs of expressing anger may be greater for women than for men. However, less is known about whether anger expression is also associated with greater intrapersonal costs for women relative to men. We tested the hypothesis that outward anger expression would be related to greater depressive symptoms over time for women, but not men. A nationally representative sample of 942 community‐dwelling adults reported o…
A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the Covid-19 pandemic
Does Centrality Moderate the Relation Between Skin Tone Satisfaction and Psychological Adjustment for Latinx Blacks and Non-Latinx Blacks
Perceived cultural acceptability and comfort with affectionate touch: Differences between Mexican Americans and European Americans
Ethnographic descriptions suggest that cultures differ in the extent to which they value physical touch and its acceptability in different kinds of social relationships. For example, compared to European American (EA) culture, Mexican culture is described as placing greater emphasis on warm interpersonal interactions, in which touch may play an important part. We tested this notion empirically by assessing attitudes about touch among 271 Mexican …
An Ecological Approach to Racial Environments and Their Relationship to Mental Health
Do Politically Non-conservative Whites "Bend Over Backwards" to Show Preferences for Black Politicians
Differential links between expressive suppression and well-being among Chinese and Mexican American college students
Previous research on culture and emotion regulation has focused primarily on comparing participants from individualistic and collectivistic backgrounds (e.g., European Americans vs. Asians/Asian Americans). However, ethnic groups that are equally individualistic or collectivistic can still vary notably in cultural norms and practices regarding emotion regulation. The present study examined the association between expressive suppression and well-b…
Where are you from? A validation of the Foreigner Objectification Scale and the psychological correlates of foreigner objectification among Asian Americans and Latinos
Many ethnic minorities in the United States consider themselves to be just as American as their European American counterparts. However, there is a persistent cultural stereotype of ethnic minorities as foreigners (i.e., the perpetual foreigner stereotype) that may be expressed during interpersonal interactions (i.e., foreigner objectification). The goal of the present study was to validate the Foreigner Objectification Scale, a brief self-report…
More than meets the eye: The role of self-identity in decoding complex emotional states
Folk wisdom asserts that "the eyes are the window to the soul," and empirical science corroborates a prominent role for the eyes in the communication of emotion. Herein we examine variation in the ability to "read" the eyes of others as a function of social group membership, employing a widely used emotional state decoding task: "Reading the Mind in Eyes." This task has documented impaired emotional state decoding across racial groups, with cross…
Strength in numbers? Cognitive reappraisal tendencies and psychological functioning among Latinos in the context of oppression
The typically positive relationship between cognitive reappraisal and psychological functioning may be nullified for Latinos embedded within multiple contexts of oppression (Perez & Soto, 2011). Multiply oppressive contexts are characterized by exposure to oppression at a societal level (distal oppression), in the immediate environment (proximal oppression), and at an individual level (personal oppression). We replicated and extended Perez and So…
Acculturative status and psychological well-being in an Asian American sample
We sought to examine the relationship between acculturative status and positive psychological functioning (i.e., psychological well-being) in a sample of 96 Asian Americans. Using a supplemental item from the Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale, we classified participants into one of three acculturative statuses: Asian-Identified (n 56), Western-Identified (n 20), and Bicultural-Identified (n 20). We used Ryff’s (1989) Scales of Psy…
The relationship between perceived discrimination and Generalized Anxiety Disorder among African Americans, Afro Caribbeans, and non-Hispanic Whites
Is expressive suppression always associated with poorer psychological functioning? A cross-cultural comparison between European Americans and Hong Kong Chinese
The habitual use of expressive suppression as an emotion regulation strategy has been consistently linked to adverse outcomes in a number of domains, including psychological functioning. The present study aimed to uncover whether the suppression-health relationship is dependent on cultural context, given differing cultural norms surrounding the value of suppressing emotional displays. We hypothesized that the negative associations between suppres…
Cognitive reappraisal in the context of oppression: Implications for psychological functioning
Research on emotion regulation has shown cognitive reappraisal to be positively correlated with better psychological functioning. Prior research has failed to account for contextual influences on this important relationship. We examined how this relationship plays out across two United States ethnic groups that represent different contexts of oppression: Puerto Ricans, experiencing distal oppression (societal level) but not proximal oppression (i…
Emotion recognition across cultures: The influence of ethnicity on empathic accuracy and physiological linkage
The present study tested whether empathic accuracy and physiological linkage during an emotion recognition task are facilitated by a cultural match between rater and target (cultural advantage model) or unaffected (cultural equivalence model). Participants were 161 college students of African American, Chinese American, European American, or Mexican American ethnicity. To assess empathic accuracy-knowing what another person is feeling-participant…
Cultures of Moderation and Expression: Emotional Experience, Behavior, and Physiology in Chinese Americans and Mexican Americans
Ethnographic accounts suggest that emotions are moderated in Chinese cultures and expressed openly in Mexican cultures. The authors tested this notion by comparing subjective, behavioral, and physiological aspects of emotional responses to 3 (warned, unwarned, instructed to inhibit responding) aversive acoustic startle stimuli in 95 Chinese Americans and 64 Mexican Americans. Subjective reports were consistent with ethnographic accounts; Chinese …
Identifying Risk for Onset of Major Depressive Episodes in Low-Income Latinas During Pregnancy and Postpartum
This study aimed to identify subgroups of pregnant women at imminent (1 year) risk for major depressive episodes. Participants were 84 low-income, predominantly Mexican women using public sector obstetrics services who participated in monthly interviews during pregnancy and up to 6 months postpartum. Participants were designated a priori as “more vulnerable” or “less vulnerable” to future perinatal depression based on evidence of mood regulation …
Where are you from? A validation of the Foreigner Objectification Scale and the psychological correlates of foreigner objectification among Asian Americans and Latinos
Many ethnic minorities in the United States consider themselves to be just as American as their European American counterparts. However, there is a persistent cultural stereotype of ethnic minorities as foreigners (i.e., the perpetual foreigner stereotype) that may be expressed during interpersonal interactions (i.e., foreigner objectification). The goal of the present study was to validate the Foreigner Objectification Scale, a brief self-report…
Acculturative status and psychological well-being in an Asian American sample
We sought to examine the relationship between acculturative status and positive psychological functioning (i.e., psychological well-being) in a sample of 96 Asian Americans. Using a supplemental item from the Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale, we classified participants into one of three acculturative statuses: Asian-Identified (n 56), Western-Identified (n 20), and Bicultural-Identified (n 20). We used Ryff’s (1989) Scales of Psy…
Strength in numbers? Cognitive reappraisal tendencies and psychological functioning among Latinos in the context of oppression
The typically positive relationship between cognitive reappraisal and psychological functioning may be nullified for Latinos embedded within multiple contexts of oppression (Perez & Soto, 2011). Multiply oppressive contexts are characterized by exposure to oppression at a societal level (distal oppression), in the immediate environment (proximal oppression), and at an individual level (personal oppression). We replicated and extended Perez and So…
Perceived cultural acceptability and comfort with affectionate touch: Differences between Mexican Americans and European Americans
Ethnographic descriptions suggest that cultures differ in the extent to which they value physical touch and its acceptability in different kinds of social relationships. For example, compared to European American (EA) culture, Mexican culture is described as placing greater emphasis on warm interpersonal interactions, in which touch may play an important part. We tested this notion empirically by assessing attitudes about touch among 271 Mexican …
A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the Covid-19 pandemic
Do Politically Non-conservative Whites "Bend Over Backwards" to Show Preferences for Black Politicians
Identifying Risk for Onset of Major Depressive Episodes in Low-Income Latinas During Pregnancy and Postpartum
This study aimed to identify subgroups of pregnant women at imminent (1 year) risk for major depressive episodes. Participants were 84 low-income, predominantly Mexican women using public sector obstetrics services who participated in monthly interviews during pregnancy and up to 6 months postpartum. Participants were designated a priori as “more vulnerable” or “less vulnerable” to future perinatal depression based on evidence of mood regulation …
An Ecological Approach to Racial Environments and Their Relationship to Mental Health
Does Centrality Moderate the Relation Between Skin Tone Satisfaction and Psychological Adjustment for Latinx Blacks and Non-Latinx Blacks
Identifying Risk for Onset of Major Depressive Episodes in Low-Income Latinas During Pregnancy and Postpartum
This study aimed to identify subgroups of pregnant women at imminent (1 year) risk for major depressive episodes. Participants were 84 low-income, predominantly Mexican women using public sector obstetrics services who participated in monthly interviews during pregnancy and up to 6 months postpartum. Participants were designated a priori as “more vulnerable” or “less vulnerable” to future perinatal depression based on evidence of mood regulation …
Cultures of Moderation and Expression: Emotional Experience, Behavior, and Physiology in Chinese Americans and Mexican Americans
Ethnographic accounts suggest that emotions are moderated in Chinese cultures and expressed openly in Mexican cultures. The authors tested this notion by comparing subjective, behavioral, and physiological aspects of emotional responses to 3 (warned, unwarned, instructed to inhibit responding) aversive acoustic startle stimuli in 95 Chinese Americans and 64 Mexican Americans. Subjective reports were consistent with ethnographic accounts; Chinese …
Emotion recognition across cultures: The influence of ethnicity on empathic accuracy and physiological linkage
The present study tested whether empathic accuracy and physiological linkage during an emotion recognition task are facilitated by a cultural match between rater and target (cultural advantage model) or unaffected (cultural equivalence model). Participants were 161 college students of African American, Chinese American, European American, or Mexican American ethnicity. To assess empathic accuracy-knowing what another person is feeling-participant…
The relationship between perceived discrimination and Generalized Anxiety Disorder among African Americans, Afro Caribbeans, and non-Hispanic Whites
Is expressive suppression always associated with poorer psychological functioning? A cross-cultural comparison between European Americans and Hong Kong Chinese
The habitual use of expressive suppression as an emotion regulation strategy has been consistently linked to adverse outcomes in a number of domains, including psychological functioning. The present study aimed to uncover whether the suppression-health relationship is dependent on cultural context, given differing cultural norms surrounding the value of suppressing emotional displays. We hypothesized that the negative associations between suppres…
Cognitive reappraisal in the context of oppression: Implications for psychological functioning
Research on emotion regulation has shown cognitive reappraisal to be positively correlated with better psychological functioning. Prior research has failed to account for contextual influences on this important relationship. We examined how this relationship plays out across two United States ethnic groups that represent different contexts of oppression: Puerto Ricans, experiencing distal oppression (societal level) but not proximal oppression (i…
More than meets the eye: The role of self-identity in decoding complex emotional states
Folk wisdom asserts that "the eyes are the window to the soul," and empirical science corroborates a prominent role for the eyes in the communication of emotion. Herein we examine variation in the ability to "read" the eyes of others as a function of social group membership, employing a widely used emotional state decoding task: "Reading the Mind in Eyes." This task has documented impaired emotional state decoding across racial groups, with cross…
Strength in numbers? Cognitive reappraisal tendencies and psychological functioning among Latinos in the context of oppression
The typically positive relationship between cognitive reappraisal and psychological functioning may be nullified for Latinos embedded within multiple contexts of oppression (Perez & Soto, 2011). Multiply oppressive contexts are characterized by exposure to oppression at a societal level (distal oppression), in the immediate environment (proximal oppression), and at an individual level (personal oppression). We replicated and extended Perez and So…
Acculturative status and psychological well-being in an Asian American sample
We sought to examine the relationship between acculturative status and positive psychological functioning (i.e., psychological well-being) in a sample of 96 Asian Americans. Using a supplemental item from the Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale, we classified participants into one of three acculturative statuses: Asian-Identified (n 56), Western-Identified (n 20), and Bicultural-Identified (n 20). We used Ryff’s (1989) Scales of Psy…
Where are you from? A validation of the Foreigner Objectification Scale and the psychological correlates of foreigner objectification among Asian Americans and Latinos
Many ethnic minorities in the United States consider themselves to be just as American as their European American counterparts. However, there is a persistent cultural stereotype of ethnic minorities as foreigners (i.e., the perpetual foreigner stereotype) that may be expressed during interpersonal interactions (i.e., foreigner objectification). The goal of the present study was to validate the Foreigner Objectification Scale, a brief self-report…
Differential links between expressive suppression and well-being among Chinese and Mexican American college students
Previous research on culture and emotion regulation has focused primarily on comparing participants from individualistic and collectivistic backgrounds (e.g., European Americans vs. Asians/Asian Americans). However, ethnic groups that are equally individualistic or collectivistic can still vary notably in cultural norms and practices regarding emotion regulation. The present study examined the association between expressive suppression and well-b…
Do Politically Non-conservative Whites "Bend Over Backwards" to Show Preferences for Black Politicians
An Ecological Approach to Racial Environments and Their Relationship to Mental Health
Perceived cultural acceptability and comfort with affectionate touch: Differences between Mexican Americans and European Americans
Ethnographic descriptions suggest that cultures differ in the extent to which they value physical touch and its acceptability in different kinds of social relationships. For example, compared to European American (EA) culture, Mexican culture is described as placing greater emphasis on warm interpersonal interactions, in which touch may play an important part. We tested this notion empirically by assessing attitudes about touch among 271 Mexican …
Does Centrality Moderate the Relation Between Skin Tone Satisfaction and Psychological Adjustment for Latinx Blacks and Non-Latinx Blacks
Paying the price for anger: Do women bear greater costs
Prior research shows that the social costs of expressing anger may be greater for women than for men. However, less is known about whether anger expression is also associated with greater intrapersonal costs for women relative to men. We tested the hypothesis that outward anger expression would be related to greater depressive symptoms over time for women, but not men. A nationally representative sample of 942 community‐dwelling adults reported o…
A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the Covid-19 pandemic
Facing social exclusion: A facial EMG examination of the reaffiliative function of smiling
Social exclusion influences how expressions are perceived and the tendency of the perceiver to mimic them. However, less is known about social exclusion’s effect on one’s own facial expressions. The aim of the present study was to identify the effects of social exclusion on Duchenne smiling behaviour, defined as activity of both zygomaticus major and the orbicularis oculi muscles. Utilising a within-subject’s design, participants took part in the…
Author Correction: A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the Covid-19 pandemic
Examining the effectiveness of positive reappraisal in the context of discrimination
Positive reappraisal has been shown to be a generally effective emotion regulation strategy associated with multiple indices of greater psychological functioning. There are, however, some emotion-eliciting events, such as discrimination, that may not lend themselves to favorable alternative interpretations or which have relatively fewer affordances. In such instances, a reappraisal strategy could lose its effectiveness. We conducted an experiment…
Barriers and facilitators to mental health help seeking among queer Latines in the United States
A Latent Profile Analysis of Multidimensional Sexual Stigma in LGB Adults: Subgroup Differences and Associations with Distress and Substance Use
Reclaiming Agency: Individual and Collective Coping in the Face of Racial/Ethnic Discrimination
The present study examined two levels of coping as pathways to resilience in individuals who face racial/ethnic discrimination (RD). Adopting a Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST) framework, this study aimed to identify responses to experiences of RD that may serve to mitigate the harmful outcomes of this stressor. We hypothesized that meaning-making (i.e., the process of understanding why an event occurred and its impli…
The Coming Out Process of Sexual and Gender Minority Latines in the United States
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) Latines face complex decisions about disclosing their sexual orientation and/or gender identity to others, navigating systemic and interpersonal discrimination. Little is known about the ways SGM Latines make these decisions in the face of these challenges, highlighting the need for studies that include multiple experiences within the SGM Latine community to better understand their unique identity disclosure proce…
Psychology (20 works) · Social Psychology (15 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (10 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (9 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (9 works) · Ethnic group (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works)