Racial/ethnic disparities in depression exist among youth in the United States. The purpose of this study was to determine if parental support trajectories in adolescence explain the relationship between race/ethnicity and depressive symptom trajectories in adulthood. A two-step longitudinal parallel process analysis with multigroup structural equation modeling was conducted with a nationally representative sample of youth (N = 5300; 48.5% female; M = 13.33 (Range:12–15) years at baseline). While parental support trajectories did not mediate the relationship between race/ethnicity and depressive symptoms, parental support trajectories were related to depressive symptom trajectories in adulthood. Immigrant generation status also moderated the relationship between race/ethnicity and depressive symptom trajectories. The results demonstrate the impact of parental support on later mental health outcomes regardless of race/ethnicity.

美国的年轻人中存在抑郁症中的种族/族裔差异。这项研究的目的是确定青春期的父母支持轨迹是否能够解释种族/族裔与成年后抑郁症状轨迹之间的关系。对具有全国代表性的青年样本（N  = 5300；女性48.5％；M =基线时为13.33（范围：12-15）年）。虽然父母的支持轨迹并未介导种族/族裔与抑郁症状之间的关系，但父母的支持轨迹与成年后的抑郁症状轨迹有关。移民的产生状态也缓和了种族/民族与抑郁症状轨迹之间的关系。结果表明，无论种族/民族如何，父母支持对以后心理健康结局的影响。