Perceived discrimination experiences and mental health of Latina/o american persons.

2006/10/01 by Bonnie Moradi, Cristina Risco, Cristina M. Risco · 206 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Applied psychology #Clinical psychology #Mental health #Psychology #Psychotherapist #Racial and Ethnic Identity Research #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/0022-0167.53.4.411

published in Journal of Counseling Psychology 53(4), 411-421 (American Psychological Association)

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Abstract

With a sample of 128 Latina/o persons, the present study examined a model that tested direct, indirect, and mediated relations among perceived discrimination, psychological distress, self-esteem, sense of personal control, and acculturation to Latina/o and U.S. cultures. Path analysis of the model indicated that (a) perceived discrimination was related to greater psychological distress, with personal control partially mediating this link; (b) perceived discrimination was also related, indirectly through personal control, to lower self-esteem; (c) self-esteem partially mediated the relation between personal control and distress; (d) Latina/o and U.S. acculturation were related, indirectly through personal control, to greater self-esteem and lower distress; and (e) U.S. acculturation was related directly to greater distress.

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