Resilience and traumatic stress among Latinx english language learners: a cross-sectional study of students from an urban school district.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Latinx students in the United States can face stressors and structural inequities that can lead to poor academic and mental health outcomes. They comprise 76% of the English Language Learner (ELL) population, yet little is known about the relationship between ELL status and traumatic stress and resilience outcomes among these Latinx students. We sought to see if resilience differs between ELL vs. non-ELL Latinx students, and if traumatic stress risk modifies the association between ELL designation and resilience among Latinx students to inform culturally relevant school resilience interventions and school-wide approaches for this population.

Methods

We analyzed deidentified school district administrative and survey data from a convenience sample of mostly Latinx 6

SUBMITTER: Ijadi-Maghsoodi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12261741 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature