Perceived Discrimination and the Adjustment of African American Youths: A Five-Year Longitudinal Analysis With Contextual Moderation Effects

• Gene H. Brody ^[1] ; Yi-Fu Chen ^[1] ; Velma McBride Murry ^[1] ; Xiaojia Ge ^[3] ; Ronald L. Simons ^[1] ; Frederick X. Gibbons ^[2] ; Meg Gerrard ^[2] ; Carolyn E. Cutrona ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Georgia

     University of Georgia

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Iowa State University

     Iowa State University

     Township of Franklin, Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] University of California, Davis

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• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 77, Nº. 5, 2006, págs. 1170-1189
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Longitudinal links between perceived racial discrimination and later conduct problems and depressive symptoms were examined among 714 African American adolescents who were 10–12 years old at recruitment. Data were gathered 3 times over a 5-year period. Hypotheses were tested via latent curve modeling and multiple-group latent growth modeling. Increases in perceived discrimination were associated with increased conduct problems and depressive symptoms. This association was weaker when youths received nurturant-involved parenting, affiliated with prosocial friends, and performed well academically. For conduct problems, the association was stronger for boys than for girls; for depressive symptoms, no gender differences emerged. The findings thus identify contextual variables that moderate the contribution of perceived discrimination to African American youths' adjustment.