Cultural Stress and Cultural Stress Theory

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Editorial

• Apology for the Publication of Sheng et al. (2024)
  opens in new window Su Yeong Kim, Enrique W. Neblett Jr., Royleen J. Ross, Fred Millan, and Helen H. Hsu

Introduction

• Cultural Stress Theory: An Overview
  Alan Meca and Seth J. Schwartz

Furthering our Conceptualization and Operationalization of Cultural Stress

• Contextualizing Experiences of Cultural Stress: A Qualitative Exploration Among Hispanic/Latinx Youth in Miami and Los Angeles
  Ingrid Zeledon, Alan Meca, Maria Duque, Ryan Lee, Emma Herzig, Viviana Rodriguez, Jackson D. Anderson, Amy West, and Jennifer B. Unger
• Immigration Status Microaggressions: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Cultural Stress, Fear, Internalization, and Psychological Stress Among Latinx and Asian College Students
  Aldo Barrita, Ivan Carbajal, Roberto L. Abreu, Richard Chang, Oswaldo Moreno, Luz M. Garcini, and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt
• Latinx/Hispanic Youths’ Experiences of Cultural Stressors, Emotional Reactions, and Coping Within the Family Context*
  Kimberly L. Henriquez, Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco, Michelle Y. Martin Romero, and Gabriela Livas Stein
• Development and Validation of the Ethnic–Racial Discrimination Stress Inventory (ERDSI) for Mexican-Origin U.S. Adults and Turkish-Origin German Adults
  Norma Rodriguez, Ramon T. Flores, and Laura Scholaske

Expanding Empirical Evidence for Cultural Stress Theory

• The Role of Bicultural Stress and Shame on the Well-Being of South Asian College Students in the United States
  Nidhi A. Tigadi and Donna K. Nagata
• The Double Pandemic: Examining Cultural Stress Among Asian Americans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Erika Y. Niwa, Kristina Arevalo, Jacob Shane, and Laura C. Reigada
• A Construct Validation of the Perceived Negative Context of Reception Scale With Indian American Youth
  Rachel S. John, Pablo Montero-Zamora, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Maryann Amodeo, and Seth J. Schwartz
• African Descent Populations in the United States Are Not Monolithic: A Scoping Review of African Immigrants’ Mental Health and Coping Strategies
  Juliet M. Nyanamba, Rachel Hanebutt, Aijah Goodwin, Catherine Gonzalez-Detrés, Kombe Kapatamoyo, Patricia Bamwine, Mariagorathy N. Okonkwo, Heera Kodiamplakkal, Lipika Narisetti, Velma McBride Murry, and Philip Walker
• Cultural Stress Among Immigrants in the Workforce
  Nohelia Argote, Ashley Bonilla, and M. Gloria González-Morales
• Cultural Stress and Critical Consciousness Among Latinx Adolescents
  Casandra J. Gomez Alvarado, Puja Patel, Valerie Salcido, and Gabriela L. Stein
• Typologies of Cultural Stressors and Assets: Exploring Differential Associations With Prosocial Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms Among Latino/a Young Adults
  Roushanac Partovi, Gustavo Carlo, Marixza Torres, and Alysia Maryse Cruz
• Cultural Stress and Immigrant Well-Being: The Role of Sense of Purpose
  Patrick L. Hill, Jennifer F. Beatty, Selin Toprakkiran, and Megan W. Wolk
• Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Distress Among Mainland Chinese Immigrant Women in Hong Kong: The Indirect Effects of Tolerance of Uncertainty and Common Dyadic Coping
  Wan-Yu Tsai, Diyang Qu, Iris Kam-fung Liu, and Nancy Xiaonan Yu

Understanding Key Mechanisms Underlying the Impact of Cultural Stress

• Caregiver Experienced Racism, Acculturative Stress, and Political Hostility Predict Anxiety in Latinx Families Residing in the United States
  Jordan L. Mullins, Cecilia S. Cheung, and Kalina J. Michalska
• Immigration Stress and Maternal Sensitivity in a Mexican Immigrant Sample: The Role of Parasympathetic Activity and Familism Value
  Annabelle E. Armah, Betty Lin, Nancy Gonzales, Linda Luecken, and Keith Crnic
• Structural Risks and Family Adjustment in Midwestern Latine Immigrant Families: Extending the Family Stress Model
  Zoe E. Taylor, Alexia Carrizales, Ariana Moffitt, and Yumary Ruiz
• Latinx Parent–Child Acculturative Stress Profiles and Their Relation to Expressed Emotion and Academic Achievement
  Laura Saldana and Antonio J. Polo
• Cultural Stressors, Acculturation Processes, and Mental Health Among Adolescents in Korean Multicultural Families
  Tae Kyoung Lee, Zekai Jiang, and Seth J. Schwartz
• Critical Consciousness Among Undocumented Immigrant College Students: Responding to Cultural Stress and Psychological Distress
  Germán A. Cadenas, Raquel Sosa, H. Kenny Nienhusser, and Oswaldo Moreno
• Cultural Stress Is Toxic Stress: An Expanded Cultural Stress Theory Model for Understanding Mental Health Risk in Latinx Immigrant Youth
  Thania Galvan, Amanda Venta, Oswaldo Moreno, Omar G. Gudiño, and Alfonso Mercado

Situating Cultural Stress Within a Broader Ecological and Life Course Lens

• Liberal Policies Does Not Mean Equitable Policies: Latinx Families’ Experiences Navigating Social Policies in Oregon and California
  Guadalupe Díaz Lara
• Interplay of Premigration Crisis Exposure and Postmigration Cultural Stress on Depressive Symptoms Among Venezuelan Crisis Migrants in Colombia
  Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Juliana Mejía-Trujillo, Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina, María Fernanda García, Melissa Bates, Seth J. Schwartz, Ivonne Calderón, Augusto Pérez-Gómez
• Impact of Immigrant-Related Stress on Mental Health Among Mexican-Origin Families: Implications for a Shifting and Complex Immigration Climate
  Stephanie A. Torres
• The 123s and Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitives of Unaccompanied Latinx Minors: A Trauma-Informed Composite Case Study
  Natalie Cruz, Emma-Lorraine B. Bart-Plange, Ingrid Zeledon, Amy West, Jennifer Unger, Alan Meca, and Sharon M. Hudson
• Age-Varying Association Between Discrimination, Childhood Family Support, and Substance Use Disorders Among Latin American Immigrants in the United States
  Shou-Chun Chiang, Danny Rahal, Sunhye Bai, and Ashley N. Linden-Carmichael

* Each issue of the journal of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology will honor one published manuscript per issue by selecting it as an “Editor’s Choice” paper. Selection of the manuscript to be honored is based on the discretion of the editor and will consider whether the paper offers an unusually significant potential impact to the field of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology and/or elevates an important future direction for the science of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.