Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2010
Source Publication
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
Abstract
The objectives of the current study were to document the effects of discrimination on Latino mental health and to identify the circumstances by which ethnic identity serves a protective function. Instances of discrimination and depressive symptoms were measured every day for 13 days in a sample of Latino adults (N = 91). Multilevel random coefficient modeling showed a 1-day lagged effect in which increases in depression were observed the day following a discriminatory event. The findings also revealed differential effects of ethnic identity exploration and commitment. Whereas ethnic identity exploration was found to exacerbate the influence of daily discrimination on next-day depression, ethnic identity commitment operated as a stress buffer, influencing the intensity of and recovery from daily discrimination. The findings are discussed within a stress and coping perspective that identifies appropriate cultural resources for decreasing the psychological consequences associated with daily discrimination.
Comments
This is the accepted, peer-reviewed, corrected version before publisher formatting.
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Volume 16, No. 4 (October 2010), DOI: 10.1037/a0020652.
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