Positive youth development and mental health in Latine adolescents experiencing discrimination: A mixed-methods study
Natalie Guerrero, Fangqian Ouyang, Dale D’Lima, Lizbeth Contreras, Cesar Mares, Arly Jimenez, Kelly Mosesso, Allison Stafford, Patrick Monahan, Matthew C Aalsma · 2026
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Natalie Guerrero and co-authors studied whether youth development strengths soften the mental health toll of discrimination on Latino teenagers, in work published in 2026. One hundred ten adolescents took surveys on discrimination, mood, and development strengths. A smaller set of teens and caregivers also sat for interviews.
More discrimination came with more depressive symptoms and more suicidal thinking. Stronger development scores and richer community chances for good deeds came with better mental health. Yet neither factor weakened the direct harm of discrimination in the models. Interviews still described coping processes that fit the development framework. The authors say such strengths help overall but are not enough alone against discrimination.
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| CREATOR | Natalie Guerrero, Fangqian Ouyang, Dale D’Lima, Lizbeth Contreras, Cesar Mares, Arly Jimenez, Kelly Mosesso, Allison Stafford, Patrick Monahan, Matthew C Aalsma |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |