Impact of acculturative stress and daily hassles on pre-adolescent psychological adjustment: Examining anxiety symptoms

Author(s)

Lourdes Suarez-Morales, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Barbara Lopez, University of Miami

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2009

Publication Title

The Journal of Primary Prevention

Volume

30

Issue/Number

3-4

First Page

335

ISSN

0278-095X

Last Page

349

Abstract/Excerpt

Acculturative stress in relation to anxiety symptoms has not been examined empirically in young Hispanic populations. The present study, conducted with 138 pre-adolescent Hispanic youngsters, investigated this relationship. The findings suggested that acculturative stress was related to physiological, concentration, and worrisome symptoms of anxiety. After decomposing acculturative stress, it became evident that perceived discrimination accounted for a large proportion of the variance in the relationship between acculturative stress and anxiety. Immigration-related stress was mostly associated with worry symptoms. Finally, total daily hassles were an independent predictor of concentration and physiological anxiety symptoms. Implications for prevention interventions and future research are discussed.

DOI

10.1007/s10935-009-0175-y

NSUWorks Citation

Suarez-Morales, L., Lopez, B. (2009). Impact of acculturative stress and daily hassles on pre-adolescent psychological adjustment: Examining anxiety symptoms. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 30(3-4), 335-349.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/614