Social embeddedness and psychological well-being among African Americans and Whites
Social embeddedness and psychological well-being among African Americans and Whites
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1010480816822
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发表时间：
2001-08-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Snowden, LR
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作者：
Snowden, LR
这项研究使用了来自全国医疗支出调查的数据，这是一项对1.8万多名受访者进行的家庭调查，调查了社会嵌入性的种族和性别差异，社会嵌入性是社区幸福感和社会支持的一个指标。这项研究假设，非裔美国人的社会嵌入性水平将高于白人，而且非裔美国人的社会嵌入性与心理健康之间的关联将比白人更强。非洲裔美国男性报告说，他们总体上比白人男性更融入社会，其中一个例子是，他们的社会参与在预测心理健康方面特别重要。非裔美国女性比白人女性更有可能参加教堂和社区团体的会议，但在其他方面比白人女性更少参与社会事务。没有证据表明非裔美国人和白人女性在社会根深蒂固和心理健康之间的联系方面存在差异。非裔美国人的社会参与比以前认为的更有选择性，概括必须以性别为基础。
Using data from the National Medical Expenditure Survey, a household survey of more than 18,000 respondents, this study examined racial and gender differences in social embeddedness, an indicator of community well-being and social support. The study hypothesized that higher levels of social embeddedness would be found among African Americans than among Whites and that the association between social embeddedness and psychological well-being would be stronger among African Americans than among Whites. African American men reported themselves more socially embedded overall than White men and, in one instance, their social involvement was especially important in predicting psychological well-being. African American women were more likely than White women to report attending meetings of churches and community groups, but otherwise were less socially involved than White women. There was no evidence of a difference between African American and White women in strength of the connection between social embeddedness and psychological well-being. African American social involvement is more selective than previously believed and generalizations must be qualified on the basis of gender.