Culture and Stress Biology in Immigrant Youth from the Prenatal Period to Adolescence: A Systematic Review

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• Personal Author:
  Alkon A ; Haft SL ; Stephens M ; Zhou Q
• Description:
  Immigration patterns over the last two decades have changed the demographic composition of the United States; children are growing up in an increasingly multicultural environment. Immigrant youth may face culture-related stressors and leverage culture-related strengths across development that may influence their mental and physical health. Responses to early life stressors may differ across children at the level of stress biology, which can affect how they handle cultural challenges. However, there is limited research on culture and stress biology, which may be a mediator or moderator of culture's effects on immigrant youth. The aim of the present article is to systematically review research that examines the roles of both culture and stress biology from the prenatal period to adolescence in immigrant youth. Specifically, we review articles that examine how stress-sensitive biological systems (hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis and the autonomic nervous system) and culture-related constructs have been modeled together in immigrant youth. Based on these findings, we note remaining questions and recommendations for future research in integrating measures of cultural processes and stress biology in children. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Family Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Author Keywords: Acculturation Autonomic Nervous System Children Families HPA Axis Immigrant Mental Health Physiological Effects Psychological Effects Stress

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• ISSN:
  0012-1630
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  391-408
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063020
• Citation:
  Dev Psychobiol 2021 Apr; 63(3):391-408
• Contact Point Address:
  Stephanie L. Haft, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
• Email:
  stephanie.haft@berkeley.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Developmental Psychobiology
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:312908ec315b3087198fb838417e082211c2a4cf9fbf6035670118b86a201ae6618e90c0ef72a2927d899478ece92d550b26abb5e50b5b30c156ee15a5af3561
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226152/cdc_226152_DS1.pdf
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