| Title: |
Mental Health Risk and Protection among First-Generation Latinx Immigrant Youth: A Latent Profile Analysis |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
John P. Salerno (ORCID 0000-0002-3454-7472); Christina M. Getrich; Jessica N. Fish; Yecenia Castillo; Susana Edmiston; Pedro Sandoval; Elizabeth M. Aparicio; Craig S. Fryer; Bradley O. Boekeloo |
| Source: |
Health Education & Behavior. 2025 52(2):229-241. |
| Availability: |
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
13 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (DHHS/PHS) |
| Contract Number: |
1R36MH123043; U48DP006382 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
High Schools; Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Mental Health; At Risk Persons; Immigrants; Hispanic Americans; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Resilience (Psychology); Ethnicity; Family Influence; Peer Influence; School Role; Stress Variables; Stress Management; Resources; High School Students; Experience; Victims; Violence; Individual Characteristics; Foreign Countries; Trauma |
| Geographic Terms: |
Honduras; El Salvador; Guatemala; Maryland |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure |
| DOI: |
10.1177/10901981241294229 |
| ISSN: |
1090-1981; 1552-6127 |
| Abstract: |
First-generation Latinx immigrant youth from the Northern Triangle (NT; El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) face unique risks for experiencing stressors across the phases of migration, which could exacerbate their mental health. This study aimed to (a) identify and characterize unique latent profile groups based on response patterns to immigrant minority stress and psychosocial protective factor items and (b) examine the associations of latent profile membership with depression and anxiety symptoms among NT immigrant youth, controlling for study covariates (i.e., postmigration victimization and forced immigration-related family separation). Primary surveys assessing immigrant minority stress and psychosocial protective factors (i.e., ethnic identity importance, and family, peer, and school support) were administered (N = 172, age range = 14-21, 63% female). Latent profile analysis (Aim 1) and multiple linear regression (Aim 2) were conducted to examine the study aims. A three latent profile model was identified: (a) moderate immigrant minority stress and low psychosocial protection (weak resources), (b) moderate immigrant minority stress and moderate psychosocial protection (average resources), and (c) low immigrant minority stress and high psychosocial protection (strong resources) during postmigration. Multiple linear regression demonstrated that latent profile membership was significantly associated with mental health. Protective associations with mental health were consistently present among the strong resources group. Detrimental associations with mental health were consistently present among the weak resources group. The average resources group demonstrated both protective and detrimental associations with mental health. Postmigration victimization and forced immigration-related family separation covariates were significantly associated with mental health. Findings provide a foundation for further mental health prevention research with NT immigrant youth. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1467167 |
| Database: |
ERIC |