TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kiang, Lisa
A1  - Stein, Gabriela L.
A1  - Juang, Linda P.
T1  - Ethnic and racial identity of immigrants and effects on mental health
T2  - Current Opinion in Psychology
N2  - Robust research continues to broaden and deepen the field's understanding of immigrants' ethnic-racial identity and mental health. 
We highlight opportunities to pioneer the literature by questioning "who" is meant by immigrant (clearly defining generational status, going beyond covariate and difference -based approaches, focusing on immigrants from under-studied ethnic-racial backgrounds), "what" is meant by iden-tity (ethnic/heritage/native, conjoined with multiple identities such as national, regional, politicized), "where" experiences are taking place (globalization, differences in how immigrants are defined and viewed across contexts), and the "why" or importance of continuing this work (identity as resilience against mental health risks). 
Targeting under-researched in-tersections among the "who-what-where-why" can build knowledge and insight for researchers and practitioners who work with immigrant families, and perhaps for immigrants themselves.
KW  - ethnic-racial identity
KW  - mental health
KW  - immigrants
KW  - context
Y1  - 2022
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/65356
SN  - 2352-250X
SN  - 2352-2518
VL  - 47
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -