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Gillig, Traci K.; Valente, Thomas W.; Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2022
Adolescents experiencing depressive symptoms tend to withdraw from social interaction, but patterns among Latinx LGBT youth (i.e., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) are unclear. Latinx adolescents in the Greater Los Angeles Area (N = 549) were surveyed during two consecutive years, and longitudinal relationships among depressive symptoms,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Hispanic Americans, LGBTQ People, Parent Role
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Jodi Berger Cardoso; Kalina M. Brabeck; Tzuan A. Chen; Arlene Bjugstad; Caitlyn Mytelka; Randy Capps; Thomas M. Crea – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
Recent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) scholarship emphasizes that differing ACEs affect the onset and course of psychopathology, and that sociopolitical context contributes to ACEs experienced by marginalized youth. Guided by the Immigration-Related Adverse Childhood Experiences Model, we explored the associations between different…
Descriptors: Trauma, Predictor Variables, Disadvantaged Youth, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Belal Jamil; Jinni Su – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to greater depression and anxiety among college students. Social support may alleviate this risk. We examined how social support from family, friends, and romantic partners may influence internalizing psychopathology outcomes associated with COVID-19-related stressful events. Participants: Participants were…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Stress Variables, Depression (Psychology)
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Arbona, Consuelo; Fan, Weihua; Olvera, Norma – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2018
The present study examined the mediating role of depression symptoms in the relation of college stress and minority status stress to cumulative grade point average (GPA) and persistence intentions among Hispanic women (n = 426) enrolled in a 4-year major research public institution. Results of path analyses indicated a strong model-data fit for…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Depression (Psychology), College Students, Minority Group Students
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Menendez, Joanna; Franco, Marisa; Davari, Jaleh; Gnilka, Philip B.; Ashby, Jeffrey S. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2020
The current study sought to investigate possible negative and positive predictors of hypothetically and actually engaging in mental health services for Latinx college students. Online surveys were collected from 145 Latinx students. These surveys assessed rankings of perceived barriers to engaging in mental health services. These barriers, along…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Undergraduate Students, At Risk Students, Urban Universities
Hindman, Annemarie H.; Bustamante, Andres S. – Grantee Submission, 2019
This study used the Family and Child Experiences Survey, 2009 cohort, to explore the levels of depression among a nationally representative sample of Head Start teachers at the beginning and end of the preschool year. Results showed that one in three Head Start teachers reported some depression either in fall or spring, and that change in…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Preschool Education, Depression (Psychology), Preschool Teachers
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Vela, Javier Cavazos; Guerra, Federico; Garcia, Christian; Hinojosa, Yvette – Journal of School Counseling, 2018
A quantitative, predictive design was used to explore how positive psychology, mental health, and cultural factors influenced Latina/o adolescents' college-going beliefs. By using multiple regression analysis, findings indicated that hope and life satisfaction were significant predictors of college-going beliefs. We provide a discussion regarding…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Adolescents, College Attendance, Predictor Variables
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Edman, Jeanne L.; Watson, Susan B.; Patron, David J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
An association has been found between traumatic experiences and psychological distress; however, the impact of ethnicity on psychological distress is less clear. The present study examined the relationship between traumatic experiences and measures of psychological distress among a multiethnic sample of community college students. A total of 389…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Ethnic Diversity, Trauma, Psychological Patterns
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UmaƱa-Taylor, Adriana J.; Tynes, Brendesha M.; Toomey, Russell B.; Williams, David R.; Mitchell, Kimberly J. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Guided by a risk and resilience framework, the current study examined the associations between Latino adolescents' ("n" = 219; "M" [subscript age] = 14.35; "SD" = 1.75) perceptions of ethnic discrimination in multiple settings (e.g., online, school) and several domains of adjustment (e.g., mental health, academic),…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Adolescents, Risk, Resilience (Psychology)
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Eshbaugh, Elaine M. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2008
In this study, depressive symptoms of 2,011 European-American, African-American, and Latina low-income mothers at approximately 14 months after birth of the child were examined. Maternal age was used as a predictor of depressive symptoms. Overall, 31.9% of mothers were classified as depressed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression…
Descriptors: Mothers, Low Income, Depression (Psychology), Age