The Pandemic and Social Experience: For Whom Did Discrimination and Social Isolation Increase?
The Pandemic and Social Experience: For Whom Did Discrimination and Social Isolation Increase?
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DOI：
10.1037/cdp0000561
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发表时间：
2022-09-12
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Ryff, Carol D.
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作者：
Fuller-Rowell, Thomas E.;Nichols, Olivia I.;Ryff, Carol D.
这项研究的结果表明，在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，歧视和社会孤立的经历发生了显著变化。特别是，调查结果表明，黑人青年受到的歧视有所增加，这加剧了黑人与白人在社会隔离方面的种族差异。确定所报告的变化在其他人口群体中持久的程度，以及对长期发展和公共卫生的重要性，将是为持续的大流行应对措施以及对未来社会层面压力事件的应对提供信息的重要后续步骤。目的：本研究的目的是调查大流行期间歧视的经历是否有所增加，特别是在受到负面污名化的种族/族裔群体中，以及这种经历是否加剧了社会孤立感。方法：对美国东南部一所以白人为主的四年制大型研究型大学的263名黑人和白人年轻人（黑人52%，白人48%，女性53%，平均年龄= 19.2岁）在大流行前和大流行期间的歧视和社会隔离进行了评估。结果：歧视在黑人参与者中明显增加，但在白人参与者中没有。黑人参与者的社会孤立程度也高于白人参与者，歧视的变化在一定程度上调解了社会孤立中出现的种族差异。结论：研究结果与关于压力时期歧视的理论观点相一致，并表明需要更广泛地关注大流行对污名化群体不公平待遇的影响。
Public Significance Statement The results of this study suggest notable shifts in experiences of discrimination and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the findings indicate that Black young adults experienced increases in discrimination, which exacerbated Black-White racial disparities in social isolation. Determining the degree to which the reported changes are enduring, evident in other demographic groups, and of longer term developmental and public health significance will be important next steps to inform a continuing pandemic response, and responses to future societal-level stressful events.Objective: The objective of this study was to examine whether experiences of discrimination have increased during the pandemic, particularly among negatively stigmatized racial/ethnic groups, and whether such experiences have exacerbated feelings of social isolation. Method: Discrimination and social isolation were assessed before and during the pandemic in a sample of 263 Black and White young adults attending a large, predominantly White 4-year research university in the Southeastern region of the United States (52% Black, 48% White, 53% female, mean age = 19.2). Results: Increases in discrimination were evident among Black but not White participants. Black participants also reported greater increases in social isolation than White participants, and changes in discrimination partially mediated the emergent racial disparity in social isolation. Conclusions: Findings are consistent with theoretical perspectives on discrimination during times of stress and suggest the need for broader attention to the impact of the pandemic on unfair treatment of stigmatized groups.