Authoritarian Parenting Can Lead to Depression and Other Disorders Among Latino Children
*This surprised me on a couple of levels. It took me by surprise because I never thought of repeto as a cause of anxiety (it does answer a lot of questions, though), and I also didn’t expect that anyone would study respeto, much less publish their findings. What do you think? VL
By UT News
AUSTIN, Texas — [tweet_dis]Authoritarian parenting can lead to depression and somatization in young Mexican American and Dominican American children[/tweet_dis], according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Social Work.
[pullquote][tweet_dis]Latino youths experience higher levels of anxiety, depression and somatization than the general population.[/tweet_dis][/pullquote]The study found that almost 50 percent of children were at risk for anxiety, and 10 percent for depression and somatization, with these rates persisting over time. Internalizing disorders such as anxiety, depression and somatization are the most common childhood mental health problems. Latino youths experience higher levels of these disorders than the general population.
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