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Anxiety in Ethnic Minority Youth

Methodological and Conceptual Issues and Review of the Literature

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Fenway Community Health

R. Emily Gonzalez

Kelly J. Horner

Anna W. Leung

University at Albany, State University of New York

Richard G. Heimberg

Temple University

Harlan R. Juster

University at Albany, State University of New York

Although current research has documented a relatively high prevalence of anxiety disorders in American youth, this research has been conducted mainly with nonminority samples. Fair treatment and increasing numbers of ethnic minority persons in the United States require that more should be known about minority youth. However, research with majority youth cannot be safely generalized to minority youth for several reasons, such as potential differences in the manifestation of anxiety, differences in style of response to assessment devices, and different life circumstances. This review is presented in two major sections. First, the authors address definition of terms and fully examine the significance of studying anxiety in ethnic minority youth. Also considered are methodological issues such as sampling and participation biases. Second, the authors reviewanxiety in ethnic minority children and adolescents in the United States including studies addressing fears, worries, trait anxiety, test anxiety, and anxiety disorders.

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