Citation
Park, So-Young (2017). Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation from adolescence to young adulthood in Chinese American and Filipino American youth.
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. vol. 8 (4) pp. 621-643
Abstract
Objective: This study examines differences in the longitudinal relationships between depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in Asian American subgroups across three developmental stages. Method: Data were obtained from three waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health for a subsample of Chinese American and Filipino American youth. The data were analyzed using multigroup structural equation modeling. Results: The structural model with complex mediational chains showed longitudinal differences in depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation between Chinese American and Filipino American youth. Although the magnitudes of these effects differed, early depression and suicidal ideation were associated with later depression and suicidal ideation in both Asian American subgroups. Group differences in the mean scores of depressive symptoms were observed during adolescence and young adulthood. Filipino American youth were at higher risk of depressive symptoms during adolescence and young adulthood than their Chinese American counterparts. Conclusions: The results suggest that the developmental associations between depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation differ between Chinese American and Filipino American youth over time. Implications for understanding mental health disparities among Asian Americans and providing culturally competent mental health interventions are discussed.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1086%2F694790Keyword(s)
depression suicidal thought Asian Americans mental health disparities mental-health-care protective factors major depression ethnic-identity asian-americans risk-factors fit indexes age 30 behavior anxiety Social Work
Notes
ISI Document Delivery No.: FN4DV Times Cited: 0 Cited Reference Count: 62 Park, So-Young Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [P01-HD31921] I would like to acknowledge Dr. James Jaccard at New York University for his invaluable guidance and comments on this manuscript. This research used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) that was funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Grant P01-HD31921), with cooperative funding from 23 other federal agencies and foundations. No direct support was received from Grant P01-HD31921 for this analysis. 0 Univ chicago press Chicago 1948-822x
Reference Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research
Author(s)
Park, So-Young
Year Published
2017
Volume Number
8
Issue Number
4
Pages
621-643
Edition
October 25, 2017
ISSN/ISBN
2334-2315
DOI
10.1086/694790
Reference ID
6827
