TY - JOUR
T1 - Spanish Language Use Across Generations and Depressive Symptoms Among US Latinos
AU - Ward, Julia B.
AU - Vines, Anissa I.
AU - Haan, Mary N.
AU - Fernández-Rhodes, Lindsay
AU - Miller, Erline
AU - Aiello, Allison E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding This study was funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Grant Numbers R01 DK087864 and R01 DK60753), the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (Grant Number P60 MD002249), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Grant Number T32 HD007168), and the National Institute on Aging (Grant Number R01 AG012975).
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/2/15
Y1 - 2019/2/15
N2 - Acculturation markers, such as language use, have been associated with Latino depression. Language use may change between generations; however, few studies have collected intergenerational data to assess how language differences between generations impact depression. Using the Niños Lifestyle and Diabetes Study (2013–2014), we assessed how changes in Spanish language use across two generations of Mexican-origin participants in Sacramento, California, influenced offspring depressive symptoms (N = 603). High depressive symptoms were defined as CESD-10 scores ≥ 10. We used log-binomial and linear-binomial models to calculate prevalence ratios and differences, respectively, for depressive symptoms by language use, adjusting for identified confounders and within-family clustering. Decreased Spanish use and stable-equal English/Spanish use across generations protected against depressive symptoms, compared to stable-high Spanish use. Stable-low Spanish use was not associated with fewer depressive symptoms compared to stable-high Spanish use. Exposure to multiple languages cross-generationally may improve resource access and social networks that protect against depression.
AB - Acculturation markers, such as language use, have been associated with Latino depression. Language use may change between generations; however, few studies have collected intergenerational data to assess how language differences between generations impact depression. Using the Niños Lifestyle and Diabetes Study (2013–2014), we assessed how changes in Spanish language use across two generations of Mexican-origin participants in Sacramento, California, influenced offspring depressive symptoms (N = 603). High depressive symptoms were defined as CESD-10 scores ≥ 10. We used log-binomial and linear-binomial models to calculate prevalence ratios and differences, respectively, for depressive symptoms by language use, adjusting for identified confounders and within-family clustering. Decreased Spanish use and stable-equal English/Spanish use across generations protected against depressive symptoms, compared to stable-high Spanish use. Stable-low Spanish use was not associated with fewer depressive symptoms compared to stable-high Spanish use. Exposure to multiple languages cross-generationally may improve resource access and social networks that protect against depression.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10578-018-0820-x
DO - 10.1007/s10578-018-0820-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 29943348
AN - SCOPUS:85049047878
VL - 50
SP - 61
EP - 71
JO - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
JF - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
SN - 0009-398X
IS - 1
ER -