We investigate the impact of maternal ethnic–racial identity on child internalizing trajectories in immigrant and U.S.-born Latinx families. Data from N=1,076 Latinx mothers’ reports at child ages 1, 3, 5, and 9 years were used. For children of U.S.-born mothers, but not immigrant mothers, greater levels of maternal ethnic–racial identity were associated with lower levels of internalizing symptoms at age 3, yet attenuated decreases in internalizing symptoms over time. Thus, mother’s ethnic–racial identity was a protective factor for children at preschool age but became less protective through school age. Our results suggest that incorporating ethnic–racial identity elements, particularly for U.S.-born mothers of toddlers to preschoolers, may be an important consideration when designing interventions for Latinx families.

我们调查了孕产妇种族身份对移民和美国出生的拉丁裔家庭中的孩子内化轨迹的影响。使用来自N = 1,076个1、3、5和9岁儿童的拉丁裔母亲报告的数据。对于美国出生的母亲而不是移民母亲的孩子，较高的母亲种族种族身份与3岁以下的内在症状水平较低相关，但随着时间的推移，内在症状的减轻程度有所减轻。因此，母亲的族裔身份是学龄前儿童的保护因素，但在学龄前就失去了保护作用。我们的结果表明，在设计针对拉丁裔家庭的干预措施时，尤其是对于美国出生的学步母亲向学龄前儿童的母亲而言，纳入种族-种族认同元素可能是重要的考虑因素。