Date of Award

5-2026

Document Type

Project

Degree Name

Master of Social Work

Department

School of Social Work

First Reader/Committee Chair

Appiah-Kubi, Jamal

Abstract

Latino adolescents in the United States face unique stressors related to family immigration status; however, this issue has not been paid much attention in the literature. Guided by the Ecological Systems theory, this quantitative study seeks to explore and describe how parents’ immigration status impacts adolescents’ mental health (Bronfenbrenner, 1979. Two hundred adolescents, who will be randomly sampled across seven different Colton Joint Unified Schools, will be engaged in a survey. Data will be collected from respondents using a self developed questionnaire, which captures variables including student demographics, parental immigration status, immigration related stressors in relation to depression and anxiety levels. The questionnaire will be administered virtually through the Qualtrics survey platform via email. The obtained data will be analyzed through SPSS, and independent sample t-tests will be performed to assess group differences, and correlational analyses will be conducted to evaluate the strength and direction of associations. The results of this study will foster a better understanding of how schools and communities can better understand how to support Latino adolescent students with their mental health related to parental immigration. The findings may inform social work practice by guiding the development of culturally responsive, trauma informed interventions that support Latino adolescents affected by parental immigration status.

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