Table 6.
Ethnic Identity Mediation/Suppression Results for Each Ethnic-Generational Subgroup
| Path a (PD-EI) | Path b (EI-DS) | Path c (PD-DS) | Path c’(PD-DS with El in model) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | |
| Asian American | ||||||||
| Immigrant | .02 | .66 | −.08 | .19 | .06 | .29 | .06 | .28 |
| Nonimmigrant | .21 | < .001 | −.02 | .58 | .15 | < .001 | .15 | < .001 |
| Black/African American | ||||||||
| Immigrant | .20 | .03 | .01 | .91 | .26 | .01 | .26 | .01 |
| Nonimmigrant | .19 | < .001 | −.08 | .09 | −.01 | .86 | .008 | .85 |
| Hispanic or Latino(a) | ||||||||
| Immigrant | .06 | .28 | −.006 | .92 | .24 | < .001 | .24 | < .001 |
| Nonimmigrant | .17 | < .001 | .05 | .05 | .14 | < .001 | .15 | < .001 |
| White/European American | ||||||||
| Immigrant | .11 | .11 | .05 | .51 | .21 | .004 | .21 | .005 |
| Nonimmigrant | .03 | .05 | −.03 | .03 | .24 | < .001 | .24 | < .001 |
Note. PD = perceived discrimination; El = ethnic identity; DS = depressive symptoms.
Paths a, b, c, and c ‘ are illustrated in Figure 1.