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EVALUATING A CULTURAL PROCESS MODEL OF DEPRESSION AND
SUICIDALITY IN LATINO ADOLESCENTS
by
Yolanda Maria Céspedes
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(PSYCHOLOGY)
August 2008
Copyright 2008 Yolanda Maria Céspedes
Object Description
| Title | Evaluating a cultural process model of depression and suicidality in Latino adolescents |
| Author | Céspedes, Yolanda Maria |
| Author email | cespedes@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-05-14 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Restricted until 27 June 2010. |
| Date published | 2010-06-27 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Huey, Stanley J., Jr. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Gatz, Margaret Margolin, Gayla Unger, Jennifer Wilcox, Rand |
| Abstract | Adolescent Latinos report high levels of depression and suicidality compared to youth from other cultural backgrounds, with Latinas reporting the highest rates. Despite this well-documented ethnic disparity, few studies have investigated why Latinos are at disproportionately high risk. Cultural process models argue that intercultural discrepancy between Latino youth and their immigrant caregivers contributes to poor mental health outcomes through its mediating effects on family functioning. This study provided an empirical test of this model, with a primary focus on youth depression and suicidality. This study also evaluated the contributing role of fatalism, a variable excluded from prior cultural process models. Self-report measures assessing acculturation, gender role beliefs, familism, family functioning, fatalism, depression, and suicidality were administered to 395 Latino students in a Los Angeles high school. Results showed that youth-caregiver discrepancy in familism was significantly associated with depression, with this effect partially mediated by family conflict and cohesion. Discrepancy in familism was also significantly associated with suicidal ideation, with this effect partially mediated by family conflict. Results also showed that family conflict was significantly associated with depression, suicidal ideation, and negative thoughts about suicide, with these effects partially mediated by fatalism. Moderator analyses suggested that the relationship between discrepancy in gender role beliefs and depression may be more robust for females than for males. Treatment implications and directions for future research are discussed. |
| Keyword | adolescent; depression; suicidality |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1298 |
| Rights | Céspedes, Yolanda Maria |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Cespedes-20080627 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-Cespedes-20080627.pdf |
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| Full text | EVALUATING A CULTURAL PROCESS MODEL OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDALITY IN LATINO ADOLESCENTS by Yolanda Maria Céspedes A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PSYCHOLOGY) August 2008 Copyright 2008 Yolanda Maria Céspedes |
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