Development and Well-Being of Rural Latino Youth: Research Findings and Methodological Aspects

Raffaelli, Marcela; Iturbide, Maria I.; Fernández, Mariela

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-20976-0_6

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“…Happiness in youth has also been associated with greater academic achievement (Bucker et al, 2018) and health outcomes (Mahon et al, 2005). However, the variables that predict or mediate happiness and well-being among youth, particularly among those who identify as ethnic minorities, remain unclear (Raffaelli et al, 2016). This uncertainty is complicated by findings suggesting that perceptions of general life satisfaction tend to exhibit gender-specific curvilinearity during adolescence (Goldbeck et al, 2007).…”

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Evidence for Relationships Between Hope, Resilience, and Mental Health Among Youth

Lenz

2020

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Predictive modeling was used to evaluate the associations between hope, resilience, happiness, and mental health in 449 middle and high school students. Model results indicated large effect sizes for middle school (R2 = .28) and high school (R2 = .36) participants, with hope and resilience tending to predict self‐reported mental health symptoms. These findings and their application to counseling practice are explained.

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Section: Happinessmentioning

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Evidence for Relationships Between Hope, Resilience, and Mental Health Among Youth

Lenz

2020

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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“…Ego‐resiliency may be especially important for Latino youth, particularly those from immigrant families, who are often exposed to high numbers of contextual stressors that can put them at higher risk than other adolescent populations for experiencing mental health problems (Cauce, Cruz, Corona, & Conger, ; Raffaelli, Iturbide, & Fernandez, ; Schwartz et al. (); Stein, Gonzales, Coll, & Prandoni, ).…”

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“…Also important, although we found a significant indirect effect our model was limited to two waves of data and future researchers should use three waves to test such effects more stringently (Maxwell, Cole, & Mitchell, ). Second, our sample was from the Midwest, and may not generalize to the broader Latino population, although rural Latino youth have been found to be similar to urban youth in terms of their psychological well‐being (Raffaelli et al., ). However, research addressing the needs and well‐being of rural Latino youth continues to be sparse (Conger, ) despite evidence that Latinos are increasingly settling in rural areas throughout the United States (Stein et al., ).…”

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“…Ego-resiliency may be especially important for Latino youth, particularly those from immigrant families, who are often exposed to high numbers of contextual stressors that can put them at higher risk than other adolescent populations for experiencing mental health problems (Cauce, Cruz, Corona, & Conger, 2011;Raffaelli, Iturbide, & Fernandez, 2016;Schwartz et al (2015); Stein, Gonzales, Coll, & Prandoni, 2016). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Latino youth are more likely to feel sad or hopeless (32.6%), to seriously consider suicide (16.7%), and to attempt suicide (10.2%) compared to non-Hispanic White (27.2%, 15.5%, 6.2%) and African-American (24.7%, 13.2%, 8.3%) youth.…”

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Cultural Contributors to Ego‐Resiliency and Associations with Depressive Problems in Midwestern Latino Youth

Taylor

Jones

2019

J of Research on Adolesc

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Ego‐resiliency is an enduring psychological construct reflecting how individuals‐adapt to environmental stressors, conflict, and change which is linked to positive adjustment. Ego‐resiliency has not been examined in Latino youth, despite their high risk for mental health problems; nor have cultural precursors to ego‐resiliency been examined. Given these gaps, we examined whether familism values (supportive, obligation, and referent) were associated with ego‐resiliency and, in turn, depressive problems in Latino adolescents across two time points (N = 123, mean age = 11.53). Results indicated that supportive familism was associated positively with ego‐resiliency and negatively with depressive problems. Ego‐resiliency negatively predicted depressive problems across time, controlling for prior levels, suggesting that ego‐resiliency may have long‐term effects on depressive problems in Latino youth.

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“…Third, our sample may not generalize to the broader U.S. Latinx population, given that our participants were drawn from mostly rural towns in the Midwest. However, rural Latinx youth have been found to be similar to urban youth in terms of their psychological well-being (Raffaelli, Iturbide, & Fernandez, 2016). Moreover, research assessing rural Latinx youth continues to be sparse (Conger, 2013), despite evidence that Latinxs are increasingly settling in rural areas throughout the U.S. (Stein et al, 2016).…”

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Developmental antecedents of adolescent optimism in rural midwestern U.S. Latinx youth

Taylor

Kittrell

Nair

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Journal Community Psychology

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Aims Decades of scientific research have found optimism to have wide‐ranging effects on individuals' health and well‐being. Researchers have largely examined optimism in adults, but have begun addressing the benefits of optimism in adolescents. Challenges and stressors in adolescence can threaten youths' subjective well‐being; therefore, identifying factors that contribute to the growth of optimism could have important health implications. However, researchers have more often examined the effect of optimism on youth outcomes rather than factors that might positively or negatively contribute to the development of optimism. Methods We assessed how salient developmental tasks (resilience, ethnic pride, and school attachment), family stress, and depressive problems individually contribute to Latinx youths' optimism at two time points (N = 123, 58.8% female, M age = 11.54 years). Results We found support for associations between both resilience and school attachment and optimism, but findings were weaker across time and with stressors included in the model. Depressive problems also appeared to weaken optimism across time. Conclusion Given the established links between optimism and health, it will be important for researchers to continue to identify factors that contribute to the development of youth optimism, and assess whether they could be used in interventions to foster optimism.

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Development and Well-Being of Rural Latino Youth: Research Findings and Methodological Aspects

Cited by 9 publications

References 40 publications

Evidence for Relationships Between Hope, Resilience, and Mental Health Among Youth

Evidence for Relationships Between Hope, Resilience, and Mental Health Among Youth

Cultural Contributors to Ego‐Resiliency and Associations with Depressive Problems in Midwestern Latino Youth

Developmental antecedents of adolescent optimism in rural midwestern U.S. Latinx youth

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