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Family Adversity and Relationship Quality for Pacific Islanders and the Mediating Role of Coming to Terms, Self‐Esteem, and Depression
Author(s) -
Hee Cameron W. H.,
Banford Witting Alyssa,
Sandberg Jonathan G.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/jmft.12455
Subject(s) - pacific islanders , depression (economics) , self esteem , psychology , clinical psychology , association (psychology) , depressive symptoms , developmental psychology , demography , psychiatry , psychotherapist , sociology , cognition , population , economics , macroeconomics
This study investigated the association between family of origin (FOO) adversities and relationship quality for Pacific Islanders as well as the potential intermediary role of coming to terms (CTT), depression, and self‐esteem. The sample consisted of 226 self‐identified Pacific Islanders who completed the RELATE assessment (see www.relate‐institute.org ). Results indicated that greater levels of FOO adversity predicted lower levels of CTT. However, higher levels of CTT in turn associated with higher self‐esteem, and lower levels of depression. Results also indicated that greater FOO adversity associates with lower relationship quality indirectly. The clinical implications of these findings and directions for future research are discussed.