Stress related to discrimination has a more pronounced effect on the mental health of Latino teens born in the United States to immigrant parents, as opposed to foreign-born teens, researchers report. Latino adolescents who experience discrimination-related stress are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and issues with sleep.
The longitudinal study, which appears online in the journal Child Development, suggests that first-generation immigrants and second-generation immigrants are affected differently by discrimination-related stress.
Latinos are the largest and fastest growing ethnic minority in the United States, making up 15 percent of the population. Research has shown that many young Latinos face discrimination in their daily lives.
