Does anger regulation mediate the discrimination-mental health link among Mexican-origin adolescents? A longitudinal mediation analysis using multilevel modeling
dc.contributor.author | Park, Irene J. K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Lijuan | |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, David R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Alegría, Margarita | |
dc.contributor.department | Psychiatry, School of Medicine | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-18T21:48:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-18T21:48:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-02 | |
dc.description.abstract | Although prior research has consistently documented the association between racial/ethnic discrimination and poor mental health outcomes, the mechanisms that underlie this link are still unclear. The present three-wave longitudinal study tested the mediating role of anger regulation in the discrimination—mental health link among 269 Mexican-origin adolescents (Mage = 14.1 years, SD = 1.6; 57% girls), 12 – 17 years old. Three competing anger regulation variables were tested as potential mediators: outward anger expression, anger suppression, and anger control. Longitudinal mediation analyses were conducted using multilevel modeling that disaggregated within-person effects from between-person effects. Results indicated that outward anger expression was a significant mediator; anger suppression and anger control were not significant mediators. Within a given individual, greater racial/ethnic discrimination was associated with more frequent outward anger expression. In turn, more frequent outward anger expression was associated with higher levels of anxiety and depression at a given time point. Gender, age, and nativity status were not significant moderators of the hypothesized mediation models. By identifying outward anger expression as an explanatory mechanism in the discrimination-distress link among Latino youths, this study points to a malleable target for prevention and intervention efforts aimed at mitigating the detrimental impact of racism on Latino youths’ mental health during the developmentally critical period of adolescence. | en_US |
dc.eprint.version | Author's manuscript | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Park, I. J. K., Wang, L., Williams, D. R., & Alegría, M. (2017). Does Anger Regulation Mediate the Discrimination-Mental Health Link among Mexican-Origin Adolescents? A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis Using Multilevel Modeling. Developmental Psychology, 53(2), 340–352. http://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000235 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/16711 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | American Psychological Association | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1037/dev0000235 | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Developmental Psychology | en_US |
dc.rights | Publisher Policy | en_US |
dc.source | PMC | en_US |
dc.subject | Racial/ethnic discrimination | en_US |
dc.subject | Anger regulation | en_US |
dc.subject | Mexican-origin adolescents | en_US |
dc.subject | Depression | en_US |
dc.subject | Anxiety | en_US |
dc.title | Does anger regulation mediate the discrimination-mental health link among Mexican-origin adolescents? A longitudinal mediation analysis using multilevel modeling | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |