Perceived discrimination and the adjustment of African American youths: a five-year longitudinal analysis with contextual moderation effects |
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| Authors: | Brody Gene H Chen Yi-Fu Murry Velma McBride Ge Xiaojia Simons Ronald L Gibbons Frederick X Gerrard Meg Cutrona Carolyn E |
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| Institution: | University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-4527, USA. gbrody@uga.edu |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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