Project D3 – Decomposing the Discrimination-Depression Link Among Asian Adolescents

1. To characterize trajectories of racial/ethnic discrimination experienced by Asians from adolescence to adulthood. 2. To investigate if and how racial/ethnic discrimination at different times affects mental health; and how this association may differ by factors such as ethnic/cultural orientation, acculturation/enculturation, and gender. 3. Applying decomposition analysis, to explore potential mechanisms linking racial/ethnic discrimination trajectories to mental health (e.g., depressive symptoms), and how such mechanisms differ by factors such as ethnic/cultural orientation, acculturation/enculturation, and gender.