Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families

Objectives: Though previous research has indicated that language brokering can be stressful, the findings are mixed, pointing to potential moderators of the association. Guided by an ecological perspective, we examined the role of individual, family, and environmental factors in Mexican American ado...

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Main Authors: KIM, Su Yeong, ZHANG, Minyu, ZEIDERS, Katharine H., SIM, Lester, GLEASON, Marci E. J.
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-39512023-10-09T07:39:14Z Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families KIM, Su Yeong ZHANG, Minyu ZEIDERS, Katharine H. SIM, Lester GLEASON, Marci E. J. Objectives: Though previous research has indicated that language brokering can be stressful, the findings are mixed, pointing to potential moderators of the association. Guided by an ecological perspective, we examined the role of individual, family, and environmental factors in Mexican American adolescents’ acute cortisol responses to language brokering. Method: The study consisted of 46 Mexican American adolescents recruited around a metropolitan city in Central Texas. Participants translated a difficult medical document from English to Spanish for their parents, followed by an arithmetic task (modeled after the Trier Social Stress Test [TSST]). Participants’ perceptions (perceived efficacy and parental dependence), parental hostility, and discrimination experiences were assessed via self-report and were examined as moderators of adolescents’ responses to the task. Results: Results revealed differential responses to the task based on individual, family, and environmental factors. High efficacy and low dependence−parental hostility−discrimination related to stress responses characterized by low baselines, steeper reactivity, and faster recovery. Low efficacy and high dependence related to greater baseline stress and a slower recovery. High levels of parental hostility related to a slower recovery. High levels of discrimination related to greater baseline stress. Conclusions: The study demonstrates that the modified TSST task can elicit an acute hypothalamic−pituitary−adrenal axis response, but the nature of this response is dependent upon participants’ perceptions of language brokering (parental dependence and efficacy), parental hostility, and discrimination experiences. Adolescents’ individual characteristics and contextual demands remain important considerations in understanding their acute stress responses. 2018-07-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2694 info:doi/10.1037/cdp0000218 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3951/viewcontent/Acute_Salivary_Cortisol_Response_Mexican_2018_afv.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University acute stress cortisol discrimination language brokering Mexican American Health Psychology Multicultural Psychology Psychology
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Singapore
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topic acute stress
cortisol
discrimination
language brokering
Mexican American
Health Psychology
Multicultural Psychology
Psychology
spellingShingle acute stress
cortisol
discrimination
language brokering
Mexican American
Health Psychology
Multicultural Psychology
Psychology
KIM, Su Yeong
ZHANG, Minyu
ZEIDERS, Katharine H.
SIM, Lester
GLEASON, Marci E. J.
Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families
description Objectives: Though previous research has indicated that language brokering can be stressful, the findings are mixed, pointing to potential moderators of the association. Guided by an ecological perspective, we examined the role of individual, family, and environmental factors in Mexican American adolescents’ acute cortisol responses to language brokering. Method: The study consisted of 46 Mexican American adolescents recruited around a metropolitan city in Central Texas. Participants translated a difficult medical document from English to Spanish for their parents, followed by an arithmetic task (modeled after the Trier Social Stress Test [TSST]). Participants’ perceptions (perceived efficacy and parental dependence), parental hostility, and discrimination experiences were assessed via self-report and were examined as moderators of adolescents’ responses to the task. Results: Results revealed differential responses to the task based on individual, family, and environmental factors. High efficacy and low dependence−parental hostility−discrimination related to stress responses characterized by low baselines, steeper reactivity, and faster recovery. Low efficacy and high dependence related to greater baseline stress and a slower recovery. High levels of parental hostility related to a slower recovery. High levels of discrimination related to greater baseline stress. Conclusions: The study demonstrates that the modified TSST task can elicit an acute hypothalamic−pituitary−adrenal axis response, but the nature of this response is dependent upon participants’ perceptions of language brokering (parental dependence and efficacy), parental hostility, and discrimination experiences. Adolescents’ individual characteristics and contextual demands remain important considerations in understanding their acute stress responses.
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author KIM, Su Yeong
ZHANG, Minyu
ZEIDERS, Katharine H.
SIM, Lester
GLEASON, Marci E. J.
author_facet KIM, Su Yeong
ZHANG, Minyu
ZEIDERS, Katharine H.
SIM, Lester
GLEASON, Marci E. J.
author_sort KIM, Su Yeong
title Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families
title_short Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families
title_full Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families
title_fullStr Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families
title_full_unstemmed Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families
title_sort acute salivary cortisol response among mexican american adolescents in immigrant families
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2018
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2694
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3951/viewcontent/Acute_Salivary_Cortisol_Response_Mexican_2018_afv.pdf
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