Beyond Assimilation
Contributions of Sociodemographic Factors and Social Supports to Disparities in Depressive Symptoms Between Immigrant and Native Adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2329065 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Braga Leonardo (Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 834-855 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Youth & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0044118x13520560 |
| OpenAlex | W2080189371 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 62 |
This study investigated the contribution of assimilation, sociodemographic factors, and social supports to depressive symptoms in immigrant adolescents, using Waves I and II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health ( N = 4,263). Immigrant adolescents reported more risk factors and higher levels of depressive symptoms than native peers. However, generational status ceased to be a correlate of depressive symptoms when sociodemographic variables were controlled. Findings challenge assimilation theories premised on the assumption that immigrants face unique migration-related challenges. Immigrant adolescents are vulnerable due to greater likelihood of increased age, a racial/ethnic minority status, and lower socioeconomic status. They are also at a comparative disadvantage for social supports. Stress and supports were identified as mediators with unique relationships to sociodemographic factors. Assimilation theory, social network theory, and an ecological perspective informed the study
Acculturation · Anxiety · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Disadvantage · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Social support · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
I am from here, and I belong here’
Does the healthy immigrant effect apply to mental health? Examining the effects of immigrant generation and racial and ethnic background among Australian adults
Social Support Among Adolescents Across Immigrant Generations
Beyond One-Way Adaptation
Immigrant Generation and Depressive Symptom Trajectories from Early Adolescence to Midlife
Depressive symptom trajectories from adolescence to midlife among Latin Americans in the United States
Is childhood migration a mental health risk? Exploring health behaviors and psychosocial resources as pathways using the cross-sectional Canadian Community Health Survey
The Adaptation of Migrant Children
Acculturation and social support in relation to psychosocial adjustment of adolescent refugees resettled in Australia
Risk and protective factors associated with trajectories of depressed mood from adolescence to early adulthood.
Mental Health, Educational, and Social Role Outcomes of Adolescents With Depression
Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents
The CES-D Scale
Social Relationships and Health
Building a Network Theory of Social Capital
EthnicitiesChildren of Immigrants in America
Psychosocial predictors of anxiety among immigrant Mexican migrant farmworkers
Dreams Fulfilled, Dreams Shattered
Acculturative stress, social support, and coping
The international encyclopedia of education
Commentary
Rethinking Assimilation Theory for a New Era of Immigration
Segmented Assimilation
Differences in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents
The New Second Generation
The role of family acculturation, parental style, and perceived discrimination in the adaptation of second-generation immigrant youth in France and Canada
Daily hassles, ethnic identity and psychological adjustment among Lebanese‐Canadians
Risk and Protective Predictors of Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents from Immigrant Backgrounds
A Structural Model of Acculturation and Mental Health Status Among Chinese Americans
Immigrant Youth
Acculturation and psychological distress among adolescent immigrants from the former Soviet Union
The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
Comparative Studies of Acculturative Stress
The Crucible within
Family, School, Country of Birth and Adolescents' Psychological Well-Being
Social connections, immigration-related factors, and self-rated physical and mental health among Asian Americans
From social integration to health
Parents, teachers and peer relations as predictors of risk behaviors and mental well-being among immigrant and Israeli born adolescents
The New Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States
It is all about who you know
Structure and Stress
What Are We Measuring? An Evaluation of the CES-D Across Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Generation
Evidence of Parallel Pathways
Acculturation and Lifetime Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among Mexican Americans in Los Angeles
Immigrant Generation, Assimilation, and Adolescent Psychological Well-Being
Race, Class, and Religious Differences in the Social Networks of Children and Their Parents
Parental Contributions to Southeast Asian American Adolescents' Well-Being
Intergenerational Closure and Academic Achievement in High School
Growing Up American
Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
Second-generation decline
The social context of assimilation
Is assimilation theory dead? The effect of assimilation on adolescent well-being
Low Social Status Markers
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |