Oswaldo Moreno

Caregiver strain or stress resulting from caring for a child with emotional/behavioral problems—can negatively impact the psychological health of caregivers and may underly decisions to seek mental health services for their youth. The Caregiver Strain Questionnaire‐Short Form 11 (CGSQ‐SF11) was developed to assess caregiver strain, but a Spanish language form has yet to be evaluated, limiting its utility with Latinx families. This study evaluated the CGSQ‐SF11 as a tool for assessing caregiver strain among Latinx caregivers. The sample included 511 Latinx caregivers of youths aged 6–18 who self‐selected into English ( n = 275) or Spanish ( n = 236) questionnaires. In general, caregivers reported moderate levels of caregiver strain, and caregivers who completed the Spanish survey reported significantly lower youth mental health problem severity and caregiver strain relative to those in the English survey. Confirmatory factor analyses suggest that a three‐factor structure fit the data better (i.e., objective, subjective internalized, and subjective externalized strain) than a global factor. However, a bifactor model suggested that the variance in the total score was best represented by a unidimensional structure. The CGSQ‐SF11 achieved metric invariance, which suggests that the latent variable and strength of factor loadings for the global scale were similar across language forms. Finally, we provide evidence of convergent validity through associations between the CGSQ‐SF11 global scale and measures of youth internalizing and externalizing problems. Our findings support the use of CGSQ‐SF11 English and Spanish language forms with Latinx caregivers.

Youth substance use is a considerable public health concern, with far-reaching implications for physical health, mental well-being, and social functioning across the lifespan.1,2 This issue is part...

This study examined the psychological impact of racial microaggressions among racially minoritized young adults. Specifically, the study tested the direct and indirect effects of racial microaggressions on purpose of life through depressive symptoms, while also considering the buffering effects of mindfulness practices on the relationships between these variables. Using a cross-sectional design, 485 racially minoritized college students from 2 U.S. universities completed validated self-report measures assessing racial microaggressions, depressive symptoms, 2 mindfulness traits (i.e., acting with awareness and nonjudging), and purpose in life. Data were analyzed using mediation and moderated mediation analyses. Results showed racial microaggressions were associated with lower purpose in life indirectly through higher depressive symptoms. Additionally, facets of mindfulness moderated this association, such that the negative impact of microaggressions on depressive symptoms and purpose in life was strongest when mindfulness was low. These findings suggest that culturally responsive interventions that strengthen mindfulness skills may help support racially minoritized young adults in coping with the psychological impact of racial microaggressions and maintaining well-being and life purpose.

Racial-based traumatic stress (RBTS) is a well-established, transdiagnostic risk factor associated with mental and physical health concerns among people of color. RBTS may arise immediately following a discriminatory encounter or develop as a psychological response to repeated racial stress. Racial microaggressions, subtle, ambiguous discriminatory events, are particularly harmful, as their cumulative impact can contribute to significant psychological distress. Although prior research has documented strong, bidirectional links between racial microaggressions and posttraumatic stress, no study has examined the extent to which microaggressions predict RBTS or how individual risk and resilience factors shape this relationship. A racially diverse people of color sample (N = 880, M_age = 23.4, SD = 3.24) was recruited using an online cross-sectional survey assessing racial microaggressions, RBTS, psychological distress, coping, and ethnic identity. Structural equation modeling was used to examine parallel and moderated mediation models. Racial microaggressions predicted psychological distress indirectly through both immediate and current RBTS, with the direct effect nonsignificant, indicating full mediation. Negative coping strengthened, whereas positive coping weakened, the links between microaggressions and RBTS. Affirmed ethnic identity showed mixed effects, offering protection when adaptive coping was high and maladaptive coping was low. Conditional indirect effects indicated that trauma pathways were strongest under high negative coping and low positive coping. These findings suggest that racial microaggressions contribute to distress chiefly through trauma-related mechanisms, including immediate reactions. Coping strategies and ethnic identity shaped these pathways, underscoring the clinical value of fostering adaptive coping and identity-affirming practices. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states with anti‐immigrant policies, and (2) immigrants who lived in states with greater health equity policies for immigrants. We used path analysis to assess the model's goodness of fit and the strength and significance of the paths. The model fit well with both subsamples. For the anti‐immigrant state subsample, greater health equity in state policies was associated with greater physically safe work and discrimination, but not work volition. For the pro‐immigrant state policies subsample, more equitable policies were not linked to safer work conditions, work volition, or lower discrimination. Across both subsamples, safer work conditions were linked to lower discrimination, and higher discrimination was associated with mental health distress. We discuss implications for community research, interventions, employers, and policymakers in promoting migrant justice and responding to racist and xenophobic immigration policy climates.

Emerging adults of color face significant sleep disparities, yet we know less about underlying mechanisms. The goal of the current study was to investigate whether racial discrimination was associated with hours of sleep and sleep dissatisfaction. Further, we tested whether social media and television/digital media use moderated these associations. Participants included 464 emerging adult students of color (i.e., students who identified as Black/African American, Asian, Latine, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and/or American Indian/Native Alaskan) in college. The results indicated that television/digital media use was associated with more hours of sleep, and social media use was not significantly associated with either sleep outcome. The relation between racial discrimination and hours of sleep was moderated by television/digital media use. Simple slopes analysis indicated that when individuals had low television/digital media use or average television/digital media use, racial discrimination was associated with fewer hours of sleep, but this relation was not significant at high levels of television/digital media use. Further, the relation between racial discrimination and sleep dissatisfaction was significantly moderated by social media use. Simple slopes analysis indicated that racial discrimination was associated with more sleep dissatisfaction at low or average levels of social media use, but this relation was not significant at high levels of social media use. Findings suggest that social media and television/digital media use may serve as coping tools for college students of color navigating the negative effects of racial discrimination on sleep.