Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among Black American Adolescents: Sociocultural, Racism and Familial Predictors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The development of depressive symptoms often increases in adolescence, and for Black American youth, can result in disproportionately long-lasting and deleterious outcomes. Despite the epidemiological trend, scant research has examined the longitudinal development of heterogeneous patterns of depressive symptoms among Black American youth. Moreover, less is known on the impact of contextual covariates on depressive symptom trajectories among Black American youth. The investigation into within-group differences of depressive symptoms is crucial for culturally informed interventions.

Methods

The sample consisted of 472 Black American youth and their primary caregivers from eight counties in Georgia who provided data at five time points (i.e., youth ages 11 to 15). Hy

SUBMITTER: Reck A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10185710 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature