Children’s ethnic–racial identity and mothers’ cultural socialization as protective in relations between sociocultural risk factors and children’s internalizing behaviors.

Conclusions: Findings highlight that mothers’ engagement in risky behaviors, grandmothers’ ethnic discrimination experiences, and family economic hardship contribute to children’s greater internalizing behaviors. However, in some of these relations, children’s positive ERI attitudes and mothers’ cultural socialization are protective. In future research and programming, a consideration of the role of individual, family, and cultural factors will be important for addressing and reducing children’s internalizing behaviors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research