An Examination of Culturally Relevant Stressors, Coping, Ethnic Identity, and Subjective Well-Being in Urban, Ethnic Minority Adolescents

• Published in: Professional school counseling Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 55 - 66
• Main Authors: Vera, Elizabeth M., Vacek, Kimberly, Coyle, Laura D., Stinson, Jennifer, Mull, Megan, Doud, Katherine, Buchheit, Christine, Gorman, Catherine, Hewitt, Amber, Keene, Chesleigh, Blackmon, Sha'kema, Langrehr, Kimberly J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria American School Counselor Association 01.12.2011; Sage Publications, Inc; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adolescents; Behavior Problems; College Students; Coping; Coping strategies; Cultural Background; Cultural identity; Culturally relevant pedagogy; Death; Definitions; Demographic aspects; Depression (Psychology); Ethical aspects; Ethnic Groups; Ethnic identity; Ethnicity; Family Environment; FEATURED RESEARCH; Korean Americans; Life Satisfaction; Mental Health; Minority students; Multiculturalism; Professional school counselors; Psychological aspects; Psychological counseling; Psychological research; Race; Racial Identification; School Counseling; School Counselors; Social aspects; Stress; Studies; Teenagers; Urban Schools; Urban Youth; Wellbeing; Youth; United States
• ISSN: 1096-2409; 2156-759X
• DOI: 10.1177/2156759X1101500203

This study explored relations between culturally relevant Stressors (i.e., urban hassles, perceived discrimination) and subjective well-being (SWB; i.e., positive/negative affect, life satisfaction) to examine whether ethnic identity and/or coping strategies would serve as moderators of the relations between stress and SWB for 157 urban, ethnic minority adolescents. Ethnic identity moderated the relation between perceived discrimination and life satisfaction. Self-distraction coping moderated the relation between urban hassles and negative affect. This article discusses implications for school counseling prevention and interventions.