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An examination of how perceived ethnic racial socialization processes are associated with depression symptoms

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ID8077936
AuthorsLisa L Liu (corresponding author), Anna S Lau (0000-0002-1142-2175)
Year2013
Volume19
Issue4
Pages383-394
Publication date2013-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1099-9809 • E-ISSN: 1939-0106
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0033447
PMID24188535
OpenAlexW2321339928
LanguageEN
Citations received60
References cited41

Ethnic racial socialization (ERS) processes include cultural socialization (enculturation), preparation for bias, and promotion of mistrust. Although often conflated, these processes may variably confer psychological risk or protection. Cultural socialization has often been found to be protective, whereas promotion of mistrust has at times been associated with risk. We hypothesized that the distinctive associations between ERS processes and depression might be explained by trait optimism and pessimism as potential mediators. Results from a sample of 670 African American, Latino, and Asian American young adults indicated that cultural socialization was negatively associated with depression, whereas preparation for bias and promotion of mistrust were positively associated with depression. Participants who reported that their families engaged in cultural socialization had a more optimistic and less pessimistic outlook, which in turn explained lower levels of depression symptoms. In contrast, reported familial preparation for bias and promotion of mistrust were linked to greater pessimism and less optimism, which in turn were associated with depression symptoms. Although there were racial/ethnic differences in mean levels of ERS processes, multigroup analyses revealed that the associations with depression symptoms were robust across groups

Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Enculturation · Ethnic group · Optimism · Pessimism · Political science · Promotion (chess · Racism · Socialization · Trait · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Studies · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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