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ERIC Number: EJ1467167
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Apr
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1090-1981
EISSN: EISSN-1552-6127
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Mental Health Risk and Protection among First-Generation Latinx Immigrant Youth: A Latent Profile Analysis
John P. Salerno1; Christina M. Getrich2; Jessica N. Fish3; Yecenia Castillo4; Susana Edmiston4; Pedro Sandoval4; Elizabeth M. Aparicio5; Craig S. Fryer5; Bradley O. Boekeloo5
Health Education & Behavior, v52 n2 p229-241 2025
First-generation Latinx immigrant youth from the Northern Triangle (NT; El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) face unique risks for experiencing stressors across the phases of migration, which could exacerbate their mental health. This study aimed to (a) identify and characterize unique latent profile groups based on response patterns to immigrant minority stress and psychosocial protective factor items and (b) examine the associations of latent profile membership with depression and anxiety symptoms among NT immigrant youth, controlling for study covariates (i.e., postmigration victimization and forced immigration-related family separation). Primary surveys assessing immigrant minority stress and psychosocial protective factors (i.e., ethnic identity importance, and family, peer, and school support) were administered (N = 172, age range = 14-21, 63% female). Latent profile analysis (Aim 1) and multiple linear regression (Aim 2) were conducted to examine the study aims. A three latent profile model was identified: (a) moderate immigrant minority stress and low psychosocial protection (weak resources), (b) moderate immigrant minority stress and moderate psychosocial protection (average resources), and (c) low immigrant minority stress and high psychosocial protection (strong resources) during postmigration. Multiple linear regression demonstrated that latent profile membership was significantly associated with mental health. Protective associations with mental health were consistently present among the strong resources group. Detrimental associations with mental health were consistently present among the weak resources group. The average resources group demonstrated both protective and detrimental associations with mental health. Postmigration victimization and forced immigration-related family separation covariates were significantly associated with mental health. Findings provide a foundation for further mental health prevention research with NT immigrant youth.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Honduras; El Salvador; Guatemala; Maryland
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1R36MH123043; U48DP006382
Author Affiliations: 1School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; 2Department of Anthropology, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; 3Department of Family Science, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; 4La Clínica Del Pueblo, Hyattsville, MD, USA; 5Department of Behavioral & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA