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Saturday, 10:20 AM - 11:50 AM

Immigration Stress, Resilience, and Cultural Adaptation: Research and Intervention for Asian and Mexican Immigrant Children

With the increased number of immigrant populations in the U.S., many children of immigrants are exposed to various risks (e.g., acculturation challenges, family separation, discrimination) that have significantly affected their health and adaptation. Whereas more research has emphasized the impact of risks faced by children and their families after immigration, relatively less work has focused on resources and resilience processes for their positive adaptation. The symposium involves studies focusing on understanding immigration stress and resilience for the cultural, social, and psychological adaptation of children of Mexican and Asian immigrants. Insights and practices for developing or adapting services to benefit these children were also introduced.

Paper 1 (Zhang et al.) examined sleep disparities among different generations (1st gen to 3rd gen+) of Asian American children and underscored the moderating role of family socioeconomic status. Paper 2 (Yan et al.) identified potential cultural risks and resilience profiles of Mexican-origin adolescents and the relationships between such profiles and psychosocial adjustment. Paper 3 (Ding et al.) conducted qualitative interviews among Chinese immigrant parent-child dyads with a history of early and prolonged parent-child separation to explore their insights for adaptive reunification processes. Paper 4 (Wang et al.) culturally adapted Youth Mental Health First Aid training for Asian American parents and evaluated the effectiveness of the training on parental mental health knowledge, attitudes, and help seeking behavior the . Overall, this symposium integrates qualitative and quantitative methods to explore factors and practices that may shape the adaptation and well-being of Mexican and Asian immigrant children.

Paper #1
Title	Child Sleep Disparities across Immigration Generational Status: The Moderating Role of Family Socioeconomic Status
Presenting author	Meng-Run Zhang, Ph.D., Fordham University, United States

Paper #2
Title	Cultural Risk and Resilience Profiles and Mexican-origin Adolescent Psychosocial Adjustment
Presenting author	Jinjin Yan, Ph.D., Fordham University, United States

Paper #3
Title	Adaptive Reunification for Families with Early and Prolonged Parent-Child Separation: Insights from Separated-Reunited Parent-Child Dyads
Presenting author	Yinan Ding, Boston College, United States

Paper #4
Title	Culturally Adapting Youth Mental Health First Aid training with Asian American Parents
Presenting author	Cixin Wang, Ph.D., University of Maryland, United States

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Session chairs
Cixin Wang, Ph.D., University of Maryland, United States; Xihan Yang, , United States

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