Daily Discrimination and Affect in Latinx Adolescent‐Parent Dyads Residing in Northeast United States

In this 14‐day study, we tested whether Latinx adolescents’ (Mage = 12.76 years, 52% female; 52% U.S. born; N = 21) and parents’ (95% female; 24% U.S. born) daily discrimination experiences were associated with their own and other’s daily affective states. Results indicated that on days when adolesc...

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Published in:Journal of research on adolescence 2022-06, Vol.32 (2), p.611-624
Main Authors: Bámaca, Mayra Y., Martinez, Griselda, Schroeder, Kingsley M., Lobo, Frances M., Witherspoon, Dawn P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
Child
daily discrimination
Discrimination
Emotions
Empirical
Female
Humans
Latinx
Male
Negative emotions
Parent-Child Relations
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
parent‐child dyads, affective states
Positive emotions
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Summary:In this 14‐day study, we tested whether Latinx adolescents’ (Mage = 12.76 years, 52% female; 52% U.S. born; N = 21) and parents’ (95% female; 24% U.S. born) daily discrimination experiences were associated with their own and other’s daily affective states. Results indicated that on days when adolescents reported discrimination, they reported higher negative affect and marginally lower positive affect and, interestingly, parents reported higher positive affect. On average (i.e., across the 2‐week period), adolescents’ discrimination was associated with higher adolescent negative affect and lower parent positive affect. Together, findings suggest that Latinx adolescents’ discrimination experiences are linked to their own affective states and their parents’. Results underscore how discrimination is linked to the affective states present in family contexts.
ISSN:1050-8392
1532-7795
1532-7795
DOI:10.1111/jora.12750