INS NYC 2024 Program

Poster	Poster Session 05 Program Schedule 02/15/2024 02:30 pm - 03:45 pm Room: Shubert Complex (Posters 1-60) Poster Session 05: Neuropsychiatry \| Addiction/Dependence \| Stress/Coping \| Emotional/Social Processes Final Abstract #40 Cultural Identity and Discrimination Effects on Emotional Regulation Strategies in Adolescents Jonastasya Griffith, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, United States Robert Hickson, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, United States Andres Hernandez, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, United States Tilman Schulte, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, United States Eva Müller-Oehring, SRI International, Menlo Park, United States Category: Emotion Regulation Keyword 1: emotional processes Keyword 2: neurocognition Keyword 3: ethnicity Objective: This study investigates the relationship between racial and ethnic identity, experiences of discrimination, cognitive appraisal, and emotional suppression of emotional regulation strategies in adolescents. The primary objective was to gain insight into adolescents' cognitive mechanisms to navigate and cope with discrimination and understand how cultural identity and discrimination experiences jointly influence these cognitive strategies. Participants and Methods: The study sample consisted of 3,096 adolescents between 12-15 years old (Males = 1628, Females = 1468) from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Research Consortium. Discrimination experiences (ABCD Youth Discrimination Measure), racial and ethnic identity (White n=1989, Black n=223, Hispanic n=535, Asian n=57, Other n=292), and cognitive-emotional regulation strategies (Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) for Youth) were derived from the cross-sectional 4-year follow-up dataset. Cognitive Emotional Regulation (ER) was assessed using the ERQ reappraisal and suppression subscales. One-way ANOVAs were conducted to examine the effect of race/ethnicity on ER reappraisal and suppression separately. An ANCOVA analysis was conducted to investigate the influence of discrimination on the relationship between racial/ethnic identity and ER strategies. Post hoc analyses with Tukey correction compared the effects among race/ethnicity subgroups. Results: ANOVA showed a significant effect of ethnicity on ER reappraisal (F(4, 3091)=4.76, p=.00079). Post hoc comparisons revealed that Black adolescents scored significantly higher in ER reappraisal than White (p=.024) and "Other" adolescents (p=.0038). Hispanic adolescents reported significantly higher scores in ER reappraisal than those who identified as "Other" (p=.015). ANOVA on ER suppression scores also showed a significant effect of ethnicity (F(4, 3091)=10.35, p<.0001). Post hoc tests revealed that Black (p<.0001) and Hispanic (p<.0001 adolescents scored significantly higher in Emotional Regulation suppression than White adolescents. The ANCOVA model for effects of ethnicity and discrimination was significant (F(9, 3086)=8.63, p<.0001).(t=2.62, p<.009)adolescents who were experiencing more discrimination reported higher ER suppression scores. Post hoc tests revealed greater ER suppression for Asian than White adolescents (p=.016), moderated by higher levels of discrimination (p=.039). The ANCOVA model for ER reappraisal scores was significant (F(9, 3086)=3.06, p=.001) with no significant independent effects for the discrimination index and ethnicity. Conclusions: These findings suggest that ethnicity plays a role in the extent to which adolescents use cognitive ER strategies of re-appraisal and suppression. Black ethnicity was associated with greater use of both emotion suppression and reappraisal strategies and Hispanic ethnicity mainly with emotion suppression. Discrimination experiences moderated effect of race ethnicity on ER use, and specifically enhanced the use of ER suppression strategies among Asian adolescents who experience more discrimination. Our findings suggest that Black, Hispanic, Asian ethnic groups need to engage more in ER strategies than their White counterparts. Adverse cultural experiences may explain the extent to which distinct cognitive strategies are employed to navigate and cope with varying degrees of discrimination. Funding: U01DA041022

Poster

02/15/2024
02:30 pm - 03:45 pm
Room: Shubert Complex (Posters 1-60)

Poster Session 05: Neuropsychiatry | Addiction/Dependence | Stress/Coping | Emotional/Social Processes

Final Abstract #40

Cultural Identity and Discrimination Effects on Emotional Regulation Strategies in Adolescents

Jonastasya Griffith, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, United States
Robert Hickson, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, United States
Andres Hernandez, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, United States
Tilman Schulte, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, United States
Eva Müller-Oehring, SRI International, Menlo Park, United States

Category: Emotion Regulation

Keyword 1: emotional processes
Keyword 2: neurocognition
Keyword 3: ethnicity

Objective:

This study investigates the relationship between racial and ethnic identity, experiences of discrimination, cognitive appraisal, and emotional suppression of emotional regulation strategies in adolescents. The primary objective was to gain insight into adolescents' cognitive mechanisms to navigate and cope with discrimination and understand how cultural identity and discrimination experiences jointly influence these cognitive strategies.

Participants and Methods:

The study sample consisted of 3,096 adolescents between 12-15 years old (Males = 1628, Females = 1468) from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Research Consortium. Discrimination experiences (ABCD Youth Discrimination Measure), racial and ethnic identity (White n=1989, Black n=223, Hispanic n=535, Asian n=57, Other n=292), and cognitive-emotional regulation strategies (Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) for Youth) were derived from the cross-sectional 4-year follow-up dataset. Cognitive Emotional Regulation (ER) was assessed using the ERQ reappraisal and suppression subscales. One-way ANOVAs were conducted to examine the effect of race/ethnicity on ER reappraisal and suppression separately. An ANCOVA analysis was conducted to investigate the influence of discrimination on the relationship between racial/ethnic identity and ER strategies. Post hoc analyses with Tukey correction compared the effects among race/ethnicity subgroups.

Results:

ANOVA showed a significant effect of ethnicity on ER reappraisal (F(4, 3091)=4.76, p=.00079). Post hoc comparisons revealed that Black adolescents scored significantly higher in ER reappraisal than White (p=.024) and "Other" adolescents (p=.0038). Hispanic adolescents reported significantly higher scores in ER reappraisal than those who identified as "Other" (p=.015). ANOVA on ER suppression scores also showed a significant effect of ethnicity (F(4, 3091)=10.35, p<.0001). Post hoc tests revealed that Black (p<.0001) and Hispanic (p<.0001 adolescents scored significantly higher in Emotional Regulation suppression than White adolescents. The ANCOVA model for effects of ethnicity and discrimination was significant (F(9, 3086)=8.63, p<.0001).(t=2.62, p<.009)adolescents who were experiencing more discrimination reported higher ER suppression scores. Post hoc tests revealed greater ER suppression for Asian than White adolescents (p=.016), moderated by higher levels of discrimination (p=.039). The ANCOVA model for ER reappraisal scores was significant (F(9, 3086)=3.06, p=.001) with no significant independent effects for the discrimination index and ethnicity.

Conclusions:

These findings suggest that ethnicity plays a role in the extent to which adolescents use cognitive ER strategies of re-appraisal and suppression. Black ethnicity was associated with greater use of both emotion suppression and reappraisal strategies and Hispanic ethnicity mainly with emotion suppression. Discrimination experiences moderated effect of race ethnicity on ER use, and specifically enhanced the use of ER suppression strategies among Asian adolescents who experience more discrimination. Our findings suggest that Black, Hispanic, Asian ethnic groups need to engage more in ER strategies than their White counterparts. Adverse cultural experiences may explain the extent to which distinct cognitive strategies are employed to navigate and cope with varying degrees of discrimination.

Funding: U01DA041022