Psychosocial predictors and correlates of dysphoria in adolescent and young adult Latinas

• Published in: Journal of community psychology Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 135 - 149
• Main Authors: Locke, Thomas F., Newcomb, Michael D., Duclos, Alisa, Goodyear, Rodney K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.03.2007; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescents; California; Child Abuse; Child abuse & neglect; Child Neglect; Correlation; Depression (Psychology); Drinking; Family Relationship; Females; Hispanic Americans; Hispanic people; Mental depression; Multiple Regression Analysis; Parents; Predictor Variables; Risk; Risk factors; Self Efficacy; Social Behavior; Social psychology; Substance Abuse; Teenagers; Young Adults; California
• ISSN: 0090-4392; 1520-6629
• DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20139

This study determined how multiple ecodevelopmental domains influenced dysphoria in a community sample of Latina adolescents. Risk factors tested include childhood maltreatment, parental alcohol‐related problems, and polysubstance problems. Protective factors include general self‐efficacy, social conformity, and family connection. Female participants ( N = 904) were recruited from the Los Angeles area. Many significant correlations were found between the ecodevelopmental domains and dysphoria. The strongest unique protective factor was family connection; others were social conformity and general self‐efficacy. The only unique risk factor that emerged was physical neglect. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.