Intergroup relations affect depressive symptoms of Indigenous people: Longitudinal evidence

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dc.contributor.authorZagefka, Hanna
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorMackenna, Bernardo
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Diego
dc.contributor.authorCarozzi, Pia
dc.contributor.authorPairican, Fernando
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T20:14:57Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T20:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractOne thousand eight hundred thirty-five individuals who self-identified as Indigenous (with Mapuche being the largest group) participated in a two-wave longitudinal survey conducted in Chile with an 18 months lag. This was an approximately nationally representative sample of residents from culturally diverse communities. The aim of the study was to identify protective and adverse factors that are related to the development of depressive symptoms in Indigenous people. It was hypothesized that perceived social support would be negatively related to the development of depressive symptoms and that perceived discrimination would be positively associated with depressive symptoms, so that being on the receiving end of discrimination would make the manifestation of depressive symptoms more likely. Social support and perceived discrimination were themselves predicted to be affected by acculturation preferences and skin pigmentation. It was hypothesized that a positive acculturation orientation towards both the Indigenous group and members of non-Indigenous majority society would be associated with more perceived social support. Hence, preference for culture maintenance and preference for cross-group contact were expected to be positively related to social support. Further, it was hypothesized that darker skin pigmentation would be associated with more experiences of discrimination. Taken together, two processes were expected to affect depressive symptomatology: a protective effect of acculturation preferences mediated by social support and a deleterious effect of pigmentation mediated by experiences of discrimination. Results confirmed the predictions cross-sectionally but longitudinal effects were only found for the deleterious effect of pigmentation; the protective effect of acculturation preferences was notably weaker over time. These findings have both theoretical and applied implications.
dc.description.funderCenter for Intercultural and Indigenous Research (CIIR)
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ejsp.2955
dc.identifier.eissn1099-0992
dc.identifier.issn0046-2772
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2955
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92231
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000975226800001
dc.issue.numero6
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final1127
dc.pagina.inicio1114
dc.revistaEuropean journal of social psychology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectacculturation
dc.subjectdepressive symptoms
dc.subjectdiscrimination
dc.subjectethnic minority
dc.subjectinterethnic relations
dc.subjectskin pigmentation
dc.subject.ods10 Reduced Inequality
dc.subject.odspa10 Reducción de las desigualdades
dc.titleIntergroup relations affect depressive symptoms of Indigenous people: Longitudinal evidence
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen53
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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