Perceived Discrimination and Antisocial Behaviors in Puerto Rican Children

    Authors

    F. Rivera; I. Lopez; P. Guarnaccia; R. Ramirez; G. Canino;H. Bird

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Immigr. Minor. Health

    Keywords

    Discrimination; Antisocial behaviors; Puerto Rican; Children; DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; CHILDHOOD SEXUAL-ABUSE; GENERAL STRAIN; THEORY; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT; CONDUCT DISORDER; AFRICAN-AMERICAN; COMMUNITY SURVEY; 2 SITES; ADOLESCENTS; PREVALENCE; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

    Abstract

    This study examined whether perceived discrimination was related to antisocial behaviors (ASB) in a probability sample of Puerto Rican children living in the South Bronx, New York and the San Juan Metropolitan area of Puerto Rico (N = 1,271). After adjusting for a host of well-known factors associated with ASB, such as sociodemographic variables (i.e., age, gender, household composition), psychosocial stressors (i.e., stressful life events, exposure to violence), and various forms of violence and abuse (i.e., coercive parental discipline, verbal, psychological, physical and sexual abuse), perceived discrimination remained a robust correlate of ASB among both samples. Findings are discussed with reference to the detrimental associations of perceived discrimination.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

    Volume

    13

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    453

    Last Page

    461

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000290346000006

    ISSN

    1557-1912

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