Race-ethnic inequality and psychological distress: Depressive symptoms from adolescence to young adulthood
Race-ethnic inequality and psychological distress: Depressive symptoms from adolescence to young adulthood
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DOI：
10.1037/0012-1649.43.6.1295
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发表时间：
2007-11-01
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4
通讯作者：
Elder, Glen H., Jr.
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作者：
Brown, J. Scott;Meadows, Sarah O.;Elder, Glen H., Jr.
社会不平等在种族和民族群体的心理健康方面是根深蒂固的，但人们对这种从青春期到成年早期的差异知之甚少。本研究利用全国青少年健康纵向研究的3个波，考察了4个种族群体（白人、黑人、西班牙裔和亚洲人）抑郁症状轨迹的差异。潜在轨迹分析显示，女性和男性之间存在种族差异。压力源与所有研究成员的抑郁症状显著相关，但它们仅在黑人男性和少数族裔女性中解释了症状轨迹。黑人和白人在发展轨迹上的持续差异显示出平行的斜率，但不会随着时间的推移而收敛。背景特征和社会资源（即社会支持）都没有改变这一差距。然而，由于社会支持的保护作用无处不在，它代表了这些种族-民族差异的潜在均衡器。
Social inequality is well established in the mental health of race-ethnic groups, but little is known about this disparity from adolescence to young adulthood. This study examined differences in trajectories of depressive symptoms across 4 race-ethnic groups (Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians) using 3 waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Latent trajectory analyses showed race-ethnic variations among both females and males. Stressors were significantly related to depressive symptoms for all study members, but they accounted for symptom trajectories only among Black males and minority females. Persistent differences in trajectories for Blacks and Whites showed parallel slopes that did not converge over time. Neither background characteristics nor social resources (i.e., social support) altered this gap. However, social support represents a potential equalizer of these race-ethnic differences, owing to the ubiquitous nature of its protective effects.