Exploring Differences in Family Involvement and Depressive Symptoms across Latino Adolescent Groups |
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| Authors: | Beverly Araujo Dawson Rose M. Perez Carola Suárez-Orozco |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Social Work, Adelphi University , Garden City , New York , USA;2. Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University , New York , New York , USA;3. Psychology Department , New York University , New York , New York , USA |
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| Abstract: | This study investigated the association between family involvement and depressive symptoms among a sample of 187 Dominican, Mexican, and Central American adolescents from the Longitudinal Immigrant Student Adaptation Study. The study used the transactional stress model as its theoretical foundation. Findings from a multiple regression model suggest that low levels of family involvement were significantly related to higher levels of depressive symptoms for Dominican youths but not for Mexican or Central American youths. Latina adolescents were significantly more likely to have higher rates of depressive symptoms than their male counterparts. Research and practice implications are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Family involvement depression Latino adolescents |
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