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- - The study explores how ethnic affirmation, a part of ethnic identity, relates to mental health (anxiety and depression) in college students, focusing on the importance of ethnic centrality (how much individuals value their ethnic group).
- - An analysis was conducted with 3,659 college students from Latino/a, Asian American, and African American backgrounds across various universities.
- - Findings revealed that Latino/a and Asian American students benefitted more in mental health from ethnic affirmation when they held higher ethnic centrality, whereas for African American students, ethnic affirmation always predicted better mental health, regardless of their level of centrality.
Article Abstract
Background: Prior literature has shown that ethnic affirmation, one aspect of ethnic identity, is positively associated with mental health. However, the associations between ethnic affirmation and mental health may vary depending how much importance individuals place on their ethnic group membership (ie, centrality).
Methods: Using path analysis, the current study examined the relations between ethnic affirmation and indices of mental health problems (ie, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and tested whether the process was moderated by ethnic centrality among 3,659 college students representing 3 ethnic groups (41% Latino/a, 35% Asian American, and 24% African American) who participated in a large, multisite university study.
Results And Conclusions: Results suggested that the associations between ethnic affirmation and mental health were stronger for Latino/a and Asian American students who reported higher levels of ethnic centrality. For African Americans, higher levels of ethnic affirmation predicted better mental health, but this association did not vary as a function of ethnic centrality.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7869585 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2013.773904 | DOI Listing |
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