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ABSTRACT
Research has shown an association between intergenerational conflict (IC) due to acculturation and negative mental health outcomes, including depressive symptoms, among Asian and Hispanic adolescents from immigrant families. Using the data from the first survey of the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study, which included a culturally diverse sample of second-generation immigrant children, this study examines whether attitudinal familism (AF) moderates the effect of IC on depressive symptoms among Asian and Hispanic adolescents. Latent variable interaction models involving multiple-group comparisons were established. Results show that there is a significant buffering effect (b = –.05, p < .001). Specifically, a high level of AF is generally associated with fewer depressive symptoms compared with a low level of AF. These findings may inform the development of social service programs that aim to reduce IC by exposing immigrant adolescents to more traditional cultural values. Future research implications are discussed.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author appreciates support obtained at the University at Albany, State University of New York from the following people: Lynn Warner, Ph.D., associate professor and associate dean for research of the School of Social Welfare, who made this study possible; Glenn Deane, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Sociology, who provided statistics consultation; Nancy Claiborne, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Social Welfare, and Elisa Martin, Ph.D., who provided helpful comments.