Racial Microstressors, Racial Self-Concept, and Depressive Symptoms Among Male African Americans During the Transition to Adulthood
Racial Microstressors, Racial Self-Concept, and Depressive Symptoms Among Male African Americans During the Transition to Adulthood
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DOI：
10.1007/s10964-014-0199-3
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发表时间：
2015-04-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Brody, Gene H.
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作者：
Kogan, Steven M.;Yu, Tianyi;Brody, Gene H.
种族歧视是一种普遍存在的压力源，可能会破坏非洲裔美国青年和年轻人的心理健康。几项研究确定了种族歧视和抑郁症状之间的联系;然而，这个研究基地并不专注于男性非洲裔美国青年谁经历了显着的种族主义相关的压力，在过渡到年轻的成年。此外，很少有前瞻性研究考虑影响歧视性待遇的暴露和感知的重要混杂变量。为了满足这一需求，我们研究了16至18岁的种族歧视对20岁男性非裔美国人抑郁症状的影响。种族自我概念，一个人对自己的种族的积极性的感觉，作为一个中介和自我控制作为一个调节器进行了检查。在222名参与者中对假设进行了检验，基线时年龄为16岁，终点时年龄为20岁。参与者提供了五个时间点的自我报告数据。16 - 18岁的种族歧视可以预测20岁时的抑郁症状，排除混杂影响。种族自我概念介导了这种效应。自我控制对种族自我概念的影响具有调节作用。这项研究强调了种族歧视在非洲裔美国男性青年抑郁症状发展中的突出性，以及针对种族自豪感和自我控制的干预措施的临床实用性。
Racial discrimination is a pervasive stressor that can undermine mental health among African American youth and young adults. Several studies identify links between racial discrimination and depressive symptoms; however, this research base does not focus on male African American youth who experience significant racism-related stress during the transition to young adulthood. Moreover, few prospective studies consider significant confounding variables that affect exposure to and perception of discriminatory treatment. In response to this need, we examined the effect of exposure to racial discrimination from ages 16 to 18 on depressive symptoms among male African Americans at age 20. Racial self-concept, one's sense of positivity about one's race, was examined as a mediator and self-control as a moderator. Hypotheses were tested with 222 participants, age 16 at baseline and age 20 at the endpoint. Participants provided self-report data at five time points. Exposure to racial discrimination from ages 16 to 18 predicted depressive symptoms at age 20, net of confounding influences. Racial self-concept mediated this effect. Self-control moderated the influence of discrimination on racial self-concept. This study underscores the salience of racial discrimination in the development of depressive symptoms among African American male youth and the clinical utility of interventions targeting racial pride and self-control.