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.
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.
- Content Type Journal Article
- DOI 10.1007/s10903-010-9421-x
- Authors
- Fernando Rivera, Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816-1360, USA
- Irene López, Department of Psychology, Kenyon College, Kenyon, OH USA
- Peter Guarnaccia, Institute of Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ USA
- Rafael Ramirez, Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR USA
- Glorisa Canino, Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR USA
- Hector Bird, Department of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY USA
- Journal Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
- Online ISSN 1557-1920
- Print ISSN 1557-1912