Meta-Analysis on the Relation Between Acculturation and Alcohol Use Among Immigrant Youth.

Purpose: We empirically examined the relation between acculturation and alcohol use in immigrant youth, with attention to demographic and methodological moderators.

Methods: We identified 43 studies (38 empirical studies published in peer-reviewed journals and 6 dissertations) yielding 66 independent samples and 118 effect sizes. The total sample size was 61,851 immigrant youth from birth to 25 years of age (M = 937.

The Impact of 9/11 and the War on Terror on Arab and Muslim Children and Families.

Purpose Of Review: There is a growing body of work that documents the impact of 9/11 and the war on terror on Arab and Muslim children and families. This review is designed to provide a brief overview and suggest new ways to better understand this understudied population.

Recent Findings: Several studies show anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiments at its highest levels since 9/11.

Acculturative Stress and Mental Health: Implications for Immigrant-Origin Youth.

"In this article, the authors provide an overview of the current global and US debates on immigration as a key developmental context for immigrant-origin youth. Relying on a conceptual framework that highlights both risk and protective factors, the authors provide evidence from their longitudinal study that empirically links acculturative stress to key mental health outcomes during adolescence. They conclude with a discussion of clinical implications of their work with an emphasis on what is needed to meet the growing mental health needs of immigrant youth.

Discrimination-related stress effects on the development of internalizing symptoms among Latino adolescents.

This three-wave longitudinal study of 173 Latino adolescents (M = 16.16 years, SD = 0.65) is designed to understand the role of discrimination-related stress in mental health trajectories during middle to late adolescence with attention to differences due to immigration status.

The role of collective self-esteem on anxious-depressed symptoms for Asian and Latino children of immigrants.

We conducted a 3-wave, longitudinal study to examine the role of ethnic collective self-esteem and United States (U.S.) collective self-esteem on anxious-depressed symptoms over time among Asian and Latino immigrant-origin adolescents (n = 171).

The role of acculturative stress on mental health symptoms for immigrant adolescents: a longitudinal investigation.

Immigrant-origin adolescents represent the fastest growing segment of youth population in the United States, and in many urban schools they represent the majority of students. In this 3-wave longitudinal study, we explored trajectories of internalizing mental health symptoms (depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms). The participants included 332 urban-residing first-and second-generation immigrant adolescents (44% male).

Exploring dual identification among Muslim-American emerging adults: a mixed methods study.

This mixed methods study explored dual identification among Muslim-American emerging adults of immigrant origin. A closer look was taken at the relationship between American and Muslim identifications and how this relationship was influenced by experiences of discrimination, acculturative and religious practices, and whether it varied by gender. Data were gathered from 97 Muslim Americans (ages 18-25) who completed a survey and produced identity maps, a pictorial representation of hyphenated identities.