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DESCRIPTION:Program: Epidemiology Session: Epidemiology Section: Neighborh
 ood Context and its Impact on Health - Epidemiologic Perspectives Authors
 : Sitara Weerakoon\, Gina Sissoko\, Joy Lindsay\, Ijeoma Opara Presenters
 : Nimisha Srikanth See all authors and presenters → Abstract Objective Bl
 ack and Latinx youth face disproportionate mental health burdens which ca
 n be impacted by racial and cultural identity\, yet research on how racia
 l-ethnic identity factors shape responses to structural mental health str
 essors like neighborhood violence remains limited. This study examines th
 e direct effect of perceived neighborhood violence on anxiety symptoms\, 
 the indirect effect of racial self-efficacy\, and the role of ethnic iden
 tity exploration. Method Data collection for this study was conducted as 
 part of a larger intervention development study based in a diverse urban 
 Northeastern U.S. city characterized by its socioeconomic challenges and 
 a high concentration of youth from under-resourced communities. Our final
  sample included 621 Black and Latinx youth (mean age=15.5 years\, SD=1.7
 )\, 36% Black and 64% Latinx\; 53.4% males and 46.6% females. We used cro
 ss-sectional structural equation modeling (SEM) to assess direct and indi
 rect effects. Results Neighborhood violence was associated with lower rac
 ial self-efficacy (β=-0.22\, p<0.001)\, and higher racial self-efficacy w
 as linked to fewer anxiety symptoms (β=-0.14\, p<0.001). Contrary to our 
 hypothesis\, ethnic identity exploration was associated with lower racial
  self-efficacy (β=-0.10\, p<0.05) and showed no direct association with a
 nxiety symptoms (β=-0.04\, p>0.05). Differences were revealed when strati
 fying Black and Latinx youth. Conclusion Racial self-efficacy may buffer 
 the negative effects of neighborhood violence on anxiety\, while ethnic i
 dentity exploration may not confer the expected protective effects. These
  findings highlight the complex interplay between racial identity process
 es and mental health\, underscoring the need for interventions that stren
 gthen racial self-efficacy among Black and Latinx youth.\n\nSpeakers:\nNi
 misha Srikanth\; Sitara Weerakoon\; Gina (Diagou) Sissoko\; Joy Lindsay\;
  Ijeoma Opara\n\nAdmission:\nRegistrationFees: APHA Event Registration is
  Required\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/racial-self-ef
 ficacy-ethnic-identity-link-between-neighborhood-violence-and-internalizi
 ng-symptoms/\n
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STATUS:Confirmed
SUMMARY:2069.0 - Racial Self-Efficacy\, Ethnic Identity\, and the Link Bet
 ween Neighborhood Violence and Internalizing Symptoms in Black and Latinx
  Youth
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