Journal article
Racial differences in symptoms of anxiety and depression among three cohorts of students in the southern United States
Psychiatry (Washington, D.C.), Vol.74(4), pp.332-348
2011
DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2011.74.4.332
PMID: 22168294
Abstract
The present study aimed to extend the literature on mental health disparities in underserved areas by investigating racial differences in symptoms of anxiety and depression in three cohorts of school children in the Southern United States. White and African American students attending elementary, middle, and high school (n = 3,146) were administered a multi-dimensional measure of anxiety and depression. Racial differences were examined using categorical, dimensional, and latent-variable analytic methods. Although effect sizes were small across all levels of analysis, the categorical and dimensional approaches produced different patterns of significant anxiety-related findings. Additionally, confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the dimensional findings were not due to racial differences in the measurement of anxiety. The results of the current investigation suggest that, among school children, race has modest effects on symptoms of anxiety, but not depression. Further, the differential findings observed across analytic approaches reinforce the importance of measurement and methodology when studying psychopathology in children and adolescents.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Racial differences in symptoms of anxiety and depression among three cohorts of students in the southern United States
- Creators
- Robert D Latzman - Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-5010, USA. rlatzman@gsu.eduJames A NaifehDavid WatsonJatin G VaidyaLaurie J HeidenJohn D DamonTerry L HightJohn Young
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychiatry (Washington, D.C.), Vol.74(4), pp.332-348
- DOI
- 10.1521/psyc.2011.74.4.332
- PMID
- 22168294
- NLM abbreviation
- Psychiatry
- ISSN
- 0033-2747
- eISSN
- 1943-281X
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2011
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9984003464602771
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