Ethnically heterogeneous friendships and symptoms of depression and anxiety among Filipino Americans.

Author(s): Samson, Frank L | Abstract: Ethnically heterogeneous friendships may be characterized by interactional discord and other challenges, but the potential risks for minority status groups, namely, Filipino Americans, have been overlooked. The present study examined whether ethnically heterogeneous friendships are associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms and whether friendship discord mediates these relationships after adjusting for...