Yesenia Mejia

There are 2 included publications by Yesenia Mejia :

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Developmental cascades : linking depressive symptoms and academic functioning in Mexican-American youth 2021 259 Latinx adolescents are at greatest risk for negative life outcomes. Particularly, inequities in both academic and mental health outcomes have been widely documented for Latinxs living in the United States (Alegria et al., 2015; Musu-Gillette et al., ...
Shame and depressive symptoms in Latino youths: when are cultural values a risk and when are they protective? 2017 994 Research has shown that Latino adolescents report higher levels of depressive symptoms compared to youths from other ethnic backgrounds (Twenge & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2002; Kessler et al., 1994). Despite these risks, there is consensus in the literature t...