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Psychosocial predictors and correlates of dysphoria in adolescent and young adult Latinas
Author(s) -
Locke Thomas F.,
Newcomb Michael D.,
Duclos Alisa,
Goodyear Rodney K.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20139
Subject(s) - dysphoria , psychosocial , psychology , neglect , conformity , clinical psychology , polysubstance dependence , developmental psychology , protective factor , gender dysphoria , psychiatry , medicine , substance use , social psychology , anxiety , gender identity
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.