Black women, work, stress, and perceived discrimination: the focused support group model as an intervention for stress reduction.
Black women, work, stress, and perceived discrimination: the focused support group model as an intervention for stress reduction.
复制标题
DOI：
10.1037/1099-9809.1.1.53
复制
发表时间：
1995-01-01
期刊：
影响因子：
--
通讯作者：
Mays, V M
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Mays, V M
这项探索性研究考察了基于社区的干预措施的两个组成部分（小群体和大群体）的使用，即重点支持小组（FSG）模式，以减轻黑人妇女与就业相关的压力源。参与者根据职业状况被分配到小组。各小组每周举行五次每次 3 小时的教学或小型和大型小组会议。教学会议和小团体会议和大团体会议之后的两项评估得出了以下信息：对每种形式的满意度、自我报告的压力变化、对影响劳动力中黑人女性的人际和社会政治问题的认识、评估支持网络以及具体讨论主题对减轻压力的有用性。结果表明，小型和大型团体形式在减轻自我报告的压力以及增加个人和专业支持来源方面很有用。关于工作场所种族和性别歧视的讨论对于减轻整体压力是有效的。该研究强调劳动力参与是黑人女性压力的潜在来源，并支持制定适合文化和性别的社区干预措施，作为减轻压力的可行且具有成本效益的方法。
This exploratory study examined the use of two components (small and large groups) of a community-based intervention, the Focused Support Group (FSG) model, to alleviate employment-related stressors in Black women. Participants were assigned to small groups based on occupational status. Groups met for five weekly 3-hr sessions in didactic or small- and large-group formats. Two evaluations following the didactic session and the small and large group sessions elicited information on satisfaction with each of the formats, self-reported change in stress, awareness of interpersonal and sociopolitical issues affecting Black women in the labor force, assessing support networks, and usefulness of specific discussion topics to stress reduction. Results indicated the usefulness of the small- and large-group formats in reduction of self-reported stress and increases in personal and professional sources of support. Discussions on race and sex discrimination in the workplace were effective in overall stress reduction. The study highlights labor force participation as a potential source of stress for Black women, and supports the development of culture- and gender-appropriate community interventions as viable and cost-effective methods for stress reduction.