Negative perceived context of reception and sociocultural resources on mental health among Hispanic and Somali adolescents

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ID11054880
AuthorsShu-Sha Angie Guan (0000-0001-8593-837X, California State University, Northridge, corresponding author), Shu‐Sha Angie Guan (Department of Child and Adolescent Development California State University Northridge California USA), Velia Nuñez (Department of Health Sciences California State University Northridge California USA), Eunice M Areba (0000-0001-9408-0475, University of Minnesota), Eunice Areba (School of Nursing University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota USA), Myriam Forster (0000-0002-0055-0016, Department of Health Sciences California State University Northridge California USA)
Year2023
Volume71
Issue3-4
Pages480-490
Publication date2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajcp.12665
PMID37060571
OpenAlexW4365810724
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited68

Although immigrant negative perceived context of reception (PCOR), perceptions of the opportunities and degree of acceptance in an immigrant‐receiving community, has been linked with compromised adolescent well‐being, receiving contexts may differ by region and for youth from different ethnic backgrounds. The current study examines how negative PCOR and factors that promote resilience differentially shape mental health among Hispanic and Somali adolescents in Minnesota. Hispanic ( n = 163) and Somali ( n = 186) first‐ and second‐generation youth aged 12–19 completed a survey on negative PCOR, assets and resources (i.e., ethnic identity, social support, religious participation), and mental well‐being (i.e., anxiety and depressive symptoms). Parents and caregivers also completed a survey on PCOR and social support. Adolescent negative PCOR, relative to parent/caregiver negative PCOR, was associated with higher adolescent anxiety and depressive symptoms. Religious participation and social support, reported by both parent/caregiver and adolescent, was associated with lower anxiety and depressive symptoms. Additionally, among Hispanic adolescents, social support buffered the effects of negative PCOR on depressive symptoms. Conversely, strong ethnic identity was associated with higher depressive symptoms for both groups, suggesting acculturative and assimilative pressures play an important role in adolescent mental health. Although social ties can be weakened postmigration, our results indicate that social and religious resources remain beneficial. Given that by the end of the next decade over 50% of the US youth population will identify as part of a racial or ethnic minority group, positive postimmigration adaptation is a critical public health concern

Context (archaeology) · Geography · Health psychology · Mental health · Psychiatry · Public health · Social environment · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Somali · Anthropology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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