Longitudinal Mechanisms Linking Perceived Racial Discrimination to Aggressive Delinquency among North American Indigenous Youth
Longitudinal Mechanisms Linking Perceived Racial Discrimination to Aggressive Delinquency among North American Indigenous Youth
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DOI：
10.1177/0022427819834331
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发表时间：
2019-08-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Sittner, Kelley
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作者：
Hautala, Dane;Sittner, Kelley
目的：从一个综合的一般应变理论框架，本研究的目的是检查纵向中介和调节机制连接感知种族歧视与侵略性犯罪之间的北美土著（即，美国印第安人和加拿大第一民族）青年。方法：数据来自一项为期八年的纵向研究，土著青年居住在保留地/保留地在上中西部和加拿大（N = 659）。在第2年和第3年，为歧视、抑郁症状、学校债券和犯罪同伴协会创建了量表，并在第2年、第3年和第5年创建了攻击性计数测量。交叉滞后路径分析模型估计，以检查可能的中介作用，抑郁症状，学校债券，和犯罪的同伴协会。独立的回归模型进行了检查，以测试上述变量的可能的调节作用。结果如下：纵向路径分析模型的结果表明，歧视间接增加侵略通过减少学校债券和增加犯罪的同伴协会。抑郁症状是唯一重要的调节剂，与预期相反，歧视对侵略的影响随着抑郁症状的增加而下降。结论：歧视是造成土著青年犯罪的一个主要压力源，与青少年时期的多种不良后果有关。
Objectives: Drawing from an integrated general strain theory framework, the purpose of the study is to examine the longitudinal mediating and moderating mechanisms linking perceived racial discrimination with aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous (i.e., American Indian and Canadian First Nations) youth. Method: Data come from an eight-year longitudinal study of Indigenous youth residing on reservations/reserves in the upper Midwest and Canada (N = 659). Scales were created for discrimination, depressive symptoms, school bonds, and delinquent peer associations at years 2 and 3, and a count measure of aggression was created at years 2, 3, and 5. Cross-lagged path analysis models were estimated to examine possible mediating effects of depressive symptoms, school bonds, and delinquent peer associations. Separate regression models were examined to test for possible moderating effects of the aforementioned variables. Results: The results of a longitudinal path analysis model showed that discrimination indirectly increased aggression through decreased school bonds and increased delinquent peer associations. Depressive symptoms was the only significant moderator, and contrary to expectations, the effect of discrimination on aggression declined in magnitude as depressive symptoms increased. Conclusions: Discrimination is a key criminogenic stressor among Indigenous youth and is linked with multiple adverse outcomes through the adolescent years.