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01-08-2018 | Original Paper

General and Ethnic-Biased Bullying Among Latino Students: Exploring Risks of Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Substance Use

Authors: Jodi Berger Cardoso, Hannah Selene Szlyk, Jeremy Goldbach, Paul Swank, Michael J. Zvolensky

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 4/2018

Abstract

Using a cross-sectional sample of 534 Latino students from middle and high schools in a large North Carolina school district, we examined the relation of general and ethnic-biased bullying to depression and the indirect pathways through depression to suicidal ideation and substance use outcomes. A structural equation model tested the direct and indirect paths. The final model fit was excellent, χ²(90) = 127.6, p = .0056, RMSEA = 0.028, CFI = 0.974, TLI = 0.961. Ethnic-biased and verbal or relational bullying had a direct effect on depression, but general and physical bullying did not. Indirect effects through depression were found for ethnic-biased and verbal or relational bullying in relation to suicidal ideation, alcohol, and illicit drug use. Child nativity was marginally associated with ethnic-biased bullying, indicating foreign-born students may experience greater ethnic-biased bullying. Implications for future research and bullying prevention are discussed.

The original sample included 4150 youth. However, inconsistent responders such as participants who: (a) endorsed lifetime or 30-day use of a fictitious drug, (b) endorsed 30-day use but did not endorse lifetime use, (c) stated their age of initiation of a given substance was greater than their initial age, and (d) had data missing on all outcome variables (nondemographic variables) were removed from the sample.

With a directional hypothesis, the path between nativity and ethnic-biased bullying would be significant, p = .035.

With a directional hyptothesis, the indirect effect of child nativity on depression through ethnic-biased bullying would also be significant, p = .045.

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Title: General and Ethnic-Biased Bullying Among Latino Students: Exploring Risks of Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Substance Use
Authors: Jodi Berger Cardoso
Hannah Selene Szlyk
Jeremy Goldbach
Paul Swank
Michael J. Zvolensky
Publication date: 01-08-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-017-0593-5

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