Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Internalizing Symptoms in Ethno-Racially Minoritized Youth
Exploring the Influence of Emotion Dysregulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13405286 |
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| Authors | Gloria J Gomez (0000-0001-9875-9223, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author), Alainna Wen (0000-0002-3709-0762, University of California, Los Angeles), Jennifer A Silvers (0000-0002-6615-5473, University of California, Los Angeles), Marybel R Gonzalez (0000-0001-6528-0638, Institute for Behavioral Medicine), Denise A Chavira (0000-0002-6403-2509, University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child Psychiatry & Human Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-398X • E-ISSN: 1573-3327 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10578-025-01928-x |
| PMID | 41171333 |
| OpenAlex | W4415726600 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 60 |
Racial/ethnic discrimination is associated with elevated internalizing symptoms. However, the psychological processes through which discrimination affects internalizing symptoms in ethno-racially minoritized youth are less understood. The current study examined the role of emotion dysregulation in the association between racial/ethnic discrimination and internalizing symptoms. Participants were 5,693 ethno-racially minoritized youth (M age at baseline = 9.89; 48% female; 42.3% Hispanic) enrolled in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development SM Study. Path analysis revealed that experiences of racial/ethnic discrimination were associated with greater emotion dysregulation in the following year, which was, in turn, associated with greater internalizing symptoms concurrently, covarying for sex assigned at birth and caregiver education level. Findings suggest emotion dysregulation may play a key role in the link between racial/ethnic discrimination and internalizing symptom development in minoritized youth. Targeting emotion dysregulation in clinical interventions to address internalizing symptoms related to racial/ethnic discrimination may improve well-being in this population
Association (psychology · Cognition · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Depression (economics · Emotional dysregulation · Expressive Suppression · Mental health · Psychological intervention · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
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