Discrimination and Puerto Rican Children's and Adolescents' Mental Health.

Szalacha, Laura A.; Erkut, Sumru; Coll, Cynthia Garcia; Alarcon, Odette; Fields, Jacqueline P.; Ceder, Ineke

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ERIC Number: EJ670993

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Discrimination and Puerto Rican Children's and Adolescents' Mental Health.

Szalacha, Laura A.; Erkut, Sumru; Coll, Cynthia Garcia; Alarcon, Odette; Fields, Jacqueline P.; Ceder, Ineke

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, v9 n2 p141-55 May 2003

Two studies of Puerto Rican youths' development on the U.S. mainland examined the consequences of perceived racial/ethnic discrimination on mental health. Although both groups scored high on multiple indicators of mental health, perceiving discrimination and worrying about discrimination were negatively associated with some dimensions of self-esteem and positively associated with depression and stress. (Contains 43 references and 2 tables.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Depression (Psychology), Mental Health, Puerto Ricans, Racial Discrimination, Self Esteem, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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