Posttraumatic Stress Related to the Killing of Michael Brown and Resulting Civil Unrest in Ferguson, Missouri: Roles of Protest Engagement, Media Use, Race, and Resilience
Posttraumatic Stress Related to the Killing of Michael Brown and Resulting Civil Unrest in Ferguson, Missouri: Roles of Protest Engagement, Media Use, Race, and Resilience
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DOI：
10.1086/711162
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Houston, J. Brian
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作者：
First, Jennifer M.;Danforth, Laura;Houston, J. Brian
目的：大量研究已经考察了暴露在灾难(如龙卷风、飓风、大规模暴力)等集体创伤中的心理伤害。较少研究的是暴露在与种族相关的宏观创伤中的心理健康影响，例如警察对非裔美国人的暴力事件以及随后的内乱，这些事件被传统和社交媒体广泛报道。方法：这项研究对密苏里州圣路易斯市936名黑人和白人居民的创伤后应激障碍(PTS)症状进行了调查，这些居民是在2014年8月迈克尔·布朗被枪杀并随后在密苏里州弗格森发生内乱后接受调查的。我们使用结构方程模型来检验种族、抗议参与、媒体使用和PTS症状的恢复力之间的直接、间接和条件关系。结果：种族和抗议参与与PTS症状直接相关，而媒体暴露通过抗议参与间接与PTS相关。复原力与PTS症状呈负相关。结论：我们的结果建议社会工作者应该为经历宏观种族相关事件的社区成员提供心理健康资源和干预，并努力解决加剧创伤和增加创伤后困难风险的种族不公正。
Objective: A significant body of research has examined the psychological harm of exposure to collective traumas such as disasters (e.g., tornados, hurricanes, mass violence). Less well studied are the mental health effects of exposure to macro-level race-related traumas, such as instances of police violence toward African Americans and subsequent civil unrest that are widely covered by traditional and social media. Method: This study examined posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms in a sample of 936 Black and white residents of the St. Louis, MO, metropolitan statistical area surveyed following the August 2014 fatal shooting of Michael Brown and subsequent civil unrest in Ferguson, MO. We used structural equation modeling to examine direct, indirect, and conditional relationships among race, protest engagement, media use, and resilience on PTS symptoms. Results: Race and protest engagement were directly associated with PTS symptoms, whereas media exposure was indirectly associated with PTS through protest engagement. Resilience had an inverse relationship with PTS symptoms. Conclusion: Our results suggest that social workers should provide mental health resources and interventions for community members experiencing macro-level race-related events and work to address racial injustices that compound trauma and increase risks for posttraumatic difficulties.