Diminished Protective Effects of Household Income on Internalizing Symptoms among African American than European American Pre-Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate the differential role of race on the effect of household income on pre-adolescents' internalizing symptoms in a national sample of U.S. pre-adolescents.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study that used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Wave 1 ABCD data included 5,913 adolescents between ages 9 and 10 years old. The independent variable was household income. The primary outcome was internalizing symptoms measured by the teacher report of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) scale.

Results

Overall, high household income was associated with lower levels of pre-adolescents internalizing symptoms. Race showed statistically significant interaction with household income on pre-adolescents' internalizing symptoms, controlling fo

SUBMITTER: Assari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7685305 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature