OBJECTIVES Research has documented increased psychological distress among adults during the 2016 U.S. presidential election; however, little is known about how major political events affect adolescents. Despite not actively participating in the election process (e.g., voting), adolescents generally, and Latino youth specifically, may experience a unique stress response during elections, particularly when perceived policy changes center on issues related to their own families' stability and well-being. METHODS We examined 42 Latino early adolescents (Mage = 12.50 years, SD = .88; 58% male; 94% immigrant background) living in Arizona and explored their psychological and physiological responses during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Adolescents self-reported their mood and behaviors for 5 consecutive days across election week (November 6-10, 2016): 2 days before the election, election day, and 2 days after the election. They also completed a saliva sampling protocol at waking and bedtime each day, to capture diurnal cortisol concentrations. RESULTS Multilevel growth models were utilized to examine intraindividual changes in positive affect, negative affect, and diurnal cortisol patterns across election week. Only 2 of the participants reported supporting the winning candidate. Changes in adolescents' stress hormone concentrations were evident; increases in evening cortisol levels and flatter diurnal cortisol slopes emerged across election week. Negative affect, positive affect, and morning cortisol concentrations did not change. CONCLUSIONS This study provides preliminary evidence that macrolevel factors, such as the recent presidential election, may relate to adolescents' daily stress physiology. Further research is needed to better understand adolescents' responses to sociopolitical change. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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2016年美国总统大选期间，拉丁裔青少年的心理和生理反应。

目的研究表明，2016年美国总统大选期间成年人的心理困扰有所增加；然而，人们对重大政治事件如何影响青少年知之甚少。尽管未积极参与选举过程（例如投票），但青少年尤其是拉丁裔青年在选举期间可能会遇到独特的压力反应，尤其是当人们认为政策变化的重点是与家庭稳定和福祉相关的问题时。方法我们调查了42位居住在亚利桑那州的拉丁裔早期青少年（年龄= 12.50岁，SD = 0.88;男性58％; 94％的移民背景），并探讨了他们在2016年美国总统大选期间的心理和生理反应。在选举周期间（11​​月6日至10日），青少年连续5天自我报告了自己的情绪和行为，2016年）：选举前2天，选举日和选举后2天。他们还每天清晨和就寝时间完成唾液采样方案，以捕获昼夜皮质醇浓度。结果多水平增长模型被用来检验整个选举周内正面影响，负面影响和每日皮质醇模式的个体内变化。只有2名参与者报告支持获奖候选人。青少年的应激激素浓度变化明显；选举周期间，夜间皮质醇水平增加，并且日间皮质醇水平出现较平缓的变化。负面影响，正面影响和早晨皮质醇浓度没有变化。结论本研究提供了初步的证据，表明宏观因素，例如最近的总统大选，可能与青少年的 日常压力生理。需要进一步研究以更好地了解青少年对社会政治变革的反应。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。