Predictors of Adolescent Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Community Sample of Hispanic and Latinx Youth: Expressive Suppression and Social Support

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented disruptions in the daily lives and mental health of adolescents. Less attention has been given to the psychosocial resources that may mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on adolescent mental health, particularly among minoritized populations. In the presen...

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Published in:Journal of abnormal child psychology 2023-05, Vol.51 (5), p.639-651
Main Authors: Kuhlman, Kate R., Antici, Elizabeth, Tan, Ece, Tran, Mai-Lan, Rodgers-Romero, Emma L., Restrepo, Nazly
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Health - ethnology
Adolescent Health - statistics & numerical data
Adolescents
Adversity
Aggressiveness
Anxiety
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child
Child & adolescent mental health
Child and School Psychology
Child Health - ethnology
Child Health - statistics & numerical data
Community centers
Community Relations
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - psychology
Emotional regulation
High risk
Hispanic or Latino - psychology
Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Humor
Mental depression
Mental health
Neurosciences
Optimism
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Prevention programs
Psychiatric symptoms
Psychology
Psychosocial factors
Public Health
Resilience
Resilience, Psychological
Sleep
Sleep disorders
Social support
Social Support - psychology
Social Support - statistics & numerical data
Symptoms
Teenagers
Youth
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented disruptions in the daily lives and mental health of adolescents. Less attention has been given to the psychosocial resources that may mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on adolescent mental health, particularly among minoritized populations. In the present study, 259 youth (aged 11–18) were recruited from a community center for integrated prevention and intervention services in a predominantly Latinx and Hispanic community. Youth completed questionnaires about the impact COVID-19 has had on their lives, psychosocial resources (humor, optimism, emotion regulation, social support), and psychiatric symptoms (depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, sleep disturbances, aggression). After accounting for age, sex, and exposure to early life adversity, higher reported COVID-19 impact was associated with more depressive symptoms, b  = 6.37 ( SE  = 1.67), 95% CI [3.08, 9.66], p  
ISSN:2730-7166
2730-7174
DOI:10.1007/s10802-022-01019-8