OBJECTIVES Experiencing an immigration-related arrest of a family member adversely impacts youth well-being, yet the role of parental documentation status for exacerbating adverse mental health outcomes following these arrests has not been investigated. METHOD Using a general population sample of Latino 7th-grade students in an urban public school district in the south-central United States (N = 611), we examined the relationship between an immigration-related arrest of a family member and depressive symptoms as well as the moderating associations of perceived parental documentation status. RESULTS Using ordinary least squares regression, findings indicate that experiencing or witnessing an immigration-related arrest of a family member is significantly associated with higher rates of depressive symptoms. Moreover, parental citizenship status has a moderating effect; depressive symptoms are magnified among youth who report that both of their parents have undocumented legal status. CONCLUSIONS The study findings suggest that there are significant consequences for youth well-being when a family member is arrested for immigration-related violations. Further, among youth whose parents are both undocumented, there appears to be a compounding effect on mental health. Immigration policies, programs, and schools need to consider the emotional needs of youth who have undocumented parents, particularly in the context of elevated immigration enforcement. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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早期拉丁裔青少年中与移民相关的逮捕、父母证件状况和抑郁症状。


目标 家庭成员经历与移民相关的逮捕会对青少年的福祉产生不利影响，但父母证件状况在加剧这些逮捕后不良心理健康结果方面的作用尚未得到调查。方法 使用美国中南部城市公立学区的拉丁裔 7 年级学生的一般人口样本 (N = 611)，我们研究了与移民相关的家庭成员被捕与抑郁症状之间的关系作为感知父母证件状况的调节关联。结果使用普通最小二乘回归，研究结果表明，经历或目睹家庭成员因移民而被捕与抑郁症状发生率较高显着相关。此外，父母公民身份具有调节作用；在自称父母均无合法身份的青少年中，抑郁症状更为严重。结论 研究结果表明，当家庭成员因与移民有关的违法行为而被捕时，会对青少年的福祉产生重大影响。此外，在父母均无证的青少年中，心理健康似乎会受到复合影响。移民政策、项目和学校需要考虑父母无证的青少年的情感需求，特别是在移民执法力度加大的情况下。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。