Perceived Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms: Is the Cognitive Triad a Moderator or Mediator?

Autor/inn/en	Berghuis, Kate J.; Pössel, Patrick; Pittard, Caroline M.
Titel	Perceived Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms: Is the Cognitive Triad a Moderator or Mediator?
Quelle	In: Child & Youth Care Forum, 49 (2020) 4, S.647-660 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Berghuis, Kate J.) ORCID (Pössel, Patrick) ORCID (Pittard, Caroline M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-1890
DOI	10.1007/s10566-019-09537-1
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Social Discrimination; Urban Youth; Adolescents; Cognitive Processes; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Grade 9; High School Students; African American Students; White Students; Multiracial Persons; Hispanic American Students; Predictor Variables; Beliefs; Student Attitudes; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Mischling; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Prädiktor; Belief; Glaube; Schülerverhalten; Korrelation
Abstract	Background: The present study sought to determine whether the cognitive triad serves as a moderator or mediator in the association between perceived everyday discrimination (PED) and depressive symptoms among inner-city youth by examining if discrimination is related to both cognitive processes and depressive symptoms in adolescents. Previous research illustrated that by eighth grade, cognitive styles begin to moderate the relations of stressful events and depressive symptoms. Objective: We hypothesized that PED and the cognitive triad interact in their association with depressive symptoms. Method: Participants included 232 ninth-grade students (M = 14.18 years, 38% female) from an inner-city public high school who completed measures examining PED, the cognitive triad, and depressive symptoms. Participants identified as Black or African American (46.5%), White or European American (37.0%), Mixed Race (12.2%), Other Race (2.6%), and Latino/a (1.7%). Results: A hierarchical linear regression testing the moderation model found PED and the cognitive triad to be significant predictors of depressive symptoms. The interaction effect, however, was non-significant, in contrast with our hypothesis. Additionally, a significant indirect effect of PED on depressive symptoms through the cognitive triad was established which supported a partial mediation. Conclusion: Our findings support a partial mediation model in understanding the relationship between PED, the cognitive triad, and depressive symptoms. Based on this, psychologists should intervene on a societal level to reduce PED, as well as on an individual level with regard to modifying the cognitive triad in order to alleviate depressive symptoms in adolescents. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01