ERIC Number: EJ683248
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-May-1
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1537-4416
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Clinical Phenomenology, Somatic Symptoms, and Distress in Hispanic/Latino and European American Youths With Anxiety Disorders
Pina, Armando A.; Silverman, Wendy K.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, v33 n2 p227-236 May 2004
This study compared clinic-anxious Hispanic/Latino and European American youths (ages 6 to 17 years old) along sociodemographic and clinical variables. Groups were relatively similar, although significant differences emerged as a function of ethnocultural and language choice (English, Spanish) used during the assessment. Within the English language choice group, Cuban American (CA) youths reported somatic symptoms as less distressing than non-Cuban American Hispanic/Latino (non-CA/HL) youths. Conversely, within the Spanish language choice group, CA youths reported somatic symptoms as more distressing than non-CA/HL youths. Also, parents in the European American and CA groups reported their youths as having less somatic symptoms than parents in the non-CA/HL group. Implications of findings are discussed, particularly regarding possible cultural significance of somatic symptoms.
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Influences, Phenomenology, Anxiety, Hispanic Americans, Whites, Children, Adolescents, Language Usage, Cultural Influences, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), English, Spanish
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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