Language as a Facilitator of Cultural Connection.
Language as a Facilitator of Cultural Connection.
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DOI：
10.5325/aboriginal.1.2.0176
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2017
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Greenfield BL
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Gonzalez MB;Aronson BD;Kellar S;Walls ML;Greenfield BL
将文化理解为预防或治疗健康问题的一种手段，在社会行为健康科学家中越来越受欢迎。语言是文化的一个组成部分，因此可能是改善土著居民健康的一种手段。本研究通过语言与其他人口和文化变量的关系，探讨了语言作为文化的一个独特方面。参与者（n = 218）是自我认定为美国印第安人的成年人，有2型糖尿病诊断，并使用健康诊所记录从两个Ojibwe社区抽取。我们使用卡方检验来比较人口统计学群体的语言能力，并使用ANOVA检验来研究语言和文化之间的关系。生活在保留地的人中，能使用奥吉布韦语的比例较高，而且能流利使用奥吉布韦语的人大多是65岁以上的人。在文化方面，那些参与文化活动和对文化活动有更大价值观的人报告了更高的语言能力。
Understanding culture as a means of preventing or treating health concerns is growing in popularity among social behavioral health scientists. Language is one component of culture and therefore may be a means to improve health among Indigenous populations. This study explores language as a unique aspect of culture through its relationship to other demographic and cultural variables. Participants (n = 218) were adults who self-identified as American Indian, had a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, and were drawn from two Ojibwe communities using health clinic records. We used chi-squared tests to compare language proficiency by demographic groups and ANOVA tests to examine relationships between language and culture. A higher proportion of those living on reservation lands could use the Ojibwe language, and fluent speakers were most notably sixty-five years of age and older. Regarding culture, those with greater participation and value belief in cultural activities reported greater language proficiency.