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Trajectories of depressive symptoms from adolescence to young adulthood: Chinese Americans versus non‐hispanic whites
Author(s) -
Chen Angela ChiaChen,
Haas Steven,
Gillmore Mary Rogers,
Kopak Albert
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20429
Subject(s) - acculturation , socioeconomic status , depressive symptoms , ethnic group , psychology , demography , chinese americans , young adult , race (biology) , asian americans , gerontology , medicine , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , population , sociology , botany , anthropology , biology
We examined age, sex, and race/ethnicity differences in trajectories of depressive symptom from adolescence to early adulthood; we also tested whether socioeconomic status and acculturation were associated with the differences. The findings suggest that adolescents over age 15 had a higher level and faster decline in depressive symptoms than their younger counterparts; females had higher level and a faster decline in depressive symptoms than males. Chinese American females had the highest depressive symptoms sustained across 7 years; Chinese American males over age 15 had higher depressive symptoms than their White male counterparts. Neither socioeconomic status nor acculturation was significantly associated with the differences in the trajectories. Our findings suggest a need for greater attention to Chinese American adolescents' psychological well‐being. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 34:176–191, 2011