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Race/Ethnicity, Parental Support, and Youth Depressive Symptoms: A Moderated Longitudinal Mediation Analysis.

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Stafford, AM; Tsumura, H; Pan, W
Published in: Journal of youth and adolescence
July 2021

Racial/ethnic disparities in depression exist among youth in the United States. The purpose of this study was to determine if parental support trajectories in adolescence explain the relationship between race/ethnicity and depressive symptom trajectories in adulthood. A two-step longitudinal parallel process analysis with multigroup structural equation modeling was conducted with a nationally representative sample of youth (N = 5300; 48.5% female; M = 13.33 (Range:12-15) years at baseline). While parental support trajectories did not mediate the relationship between race/ethnicity and depressive symptoms, parental support trajectories were related to depressive symptom trajectories in adulthood. Immigrant generation status also moderated the relationship between race/ethnicity and depressive symptom trajectories. The results demonstrate the impact of parental support on later mental health outcomes regardless of race/ethnicity.

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Published In

Journal of youth and adolescence

DOI

EISSN

1573-6601

ISSN

0047-2891

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

50

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1319 / 1332

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Parents
  • Mediation Analysis
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Ethnicity
  • Emigrants and Immigrants
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
 

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Stafford, A. M., Tsumura, H., & Pan, W. (2021). Race/Ethnicity, Parental Support, and Youth Depressive Symptoms: A Moderated Longitudinal Mediation Analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50(7), 1319–1332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01447-7
Stafford, Allison McCord, Hideyo Tsumura, and Wei Pan. “Race/Ethnicity, Parental Support, and Youth Depressive Symptoms: A Moderated Longitudinal Mediation Analysis.Journal of Youth and Adolescence 50, no. 7 (July 2021): 1319–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01447-7.
Stafford AM, Tsumura H, Pan W. Race/Ethnicity, Parental Support, and Youth Depressive Symptoms: A Moderated Longitudinal Mediation Analysis. Journal of youth and adolescence. 2021 Jul;50(7):1319–32.
Stafford, Allison McCord, et al. “Race/Ethnicity, Parental Support, and Youth Depressive Symptoms: A Moderated Longitudinal Mediation Analysis.Journal of Youth and Adolescence, vol. 50, no. 7, July 2021, pp. 1319–32. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10964-021-01447-7.
Stafford AM, Tsumura H, Pan W. Race/Ethnicity, Parental Support, and Youth Depressive Symptoms: A Moderated Longitudinal Mediation Analysis. Journal of youth and adolescence. 2021 Jul;50(7):1319–1332.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of youth and adolescence

DOI

EISSN

1573-6601

ISSN

0047-2891

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

50

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1319 / 1332

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Parents
  • Mediation Analysis
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Ethnicity
  • Emigrants and Immigrants
  • Developmental & Child Psychology