Abstract
Although current research has documented a relatively high prevalence of anxiety disorders in American youth, this research has been conducted mainly with nonminority samples. Fair treatment and increasing numbers of ethnic minority persons in the United States require that more should be known about minority youth. However, research with majority youth cannot be safely generalized to minority youth for several reasons, such as potential differences in the manifestation of anxiety, differences in style of response to assessment devices, and different life circumstances. This review is presented in two major sections. First, the authors address definition of terms and fully examine the significance of studying anxiety in ethnic minority youth. Also considered are methodological issues such as sampling and participation biases. Second, the authors review anxiety in ethnic minority children and adolescents in the United States including studies addressing fears, worries, trait anxiety, test anxiety, and anxiety disorders.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 147-183 |
| Number of pages | 37 |
| Journal | Behavior Modification |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Apr 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Clinical Psychology
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Anxiety in ethnic minority youth : Methodological and conceptual issues and review of the literature. / Safren, Steven; Gonzalez, R. Emily; Horner, Kelly J.; Leung, Anna W.; Heimberg, Richard G.; Juster, Harlan R.
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AU - Juster, Harlan R.
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AB - Although current research has documented a relatively high prevalence of anxiety disorders in American youth, this research has been conducted mainly with nonminority samples. Fair treatment and increasing numbers of ethnic minority persons in the United States require that more should be known about minority youth. However, research with majority youth cannot be safely generalized to minority youth for several reasons, such as potential differences in the manifestation of anxiety, differences in style of response to assessment devices, and different life circumstances. This review is presented in two major sections. First, the authors address definition of terms and fully examine the significance of studying anxiety in ethnic minority youth. Also considered are methodological issues such as sampling and participation biases. Second, the authors review anxiety in ethnic minority children and adolescents in the United States including studies addressing fears, worries, trait anxiety, test anxiety, and anxiety disorders.
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