Open AccessDiscrimination and PTSD among Latinx immigrant youth: The moderating effects of gender.
Author(s) -
Kalina Brabeck,
Jodi Berger Cardoso,
Tzuan A. Chen,
Arlene Bjugstad,
Randy Capps,
Elizabeth Capoverde,
Allyson Trull
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0001126
Subject(s) - psycinfo , hypervigilance , stressor , psychology , mental health , clinical psychology , immigration , ethnic group , psychiatry , anxiety , medline , archaeology , sociology , political science , anthropology , law , history
Discrimination is a minority-related stressor that contributes to mental health disparities between Latinx youth and their racial/ethnic peers. Discrimination activates the body's stress response system, resulting in a higher allostatic load that can cause mental health problems such as PTSD. We explored 1) the relation between perceived discrimination and PTSD symptoms among Latinx immigrant youth, and 2) how gender moderates this relation.