Cultural Resilience and Positive Child Adjustment

本研究旨在探讨文化影响在家庭和同伴环境中的传播方式，以及这些影响如何与少数民族青少年的心理适应相关联。少数民族青少年的心理健康问题是独特的，因为他们的发展道路受到与民族和文化有关的各种因素的影响。遭遇歧视、偏见和社会孤立会影响族裔认同的发展以及与同龄人和重要成年人（如教师、导师）的关系。特别是对少数民族青年来说，家庭、同龄人和当地社区的准备为他们提供了强大的缓冲，以应对具有挑战性的少数民族经历。本研究将探讨少数民族家庭为子女做好准备的具体方式

The proposed research intends to examine the ways in which cultural influences are transmitted within familial and peer contexts, and how these influences are associated with psychological adjustment of ethnic minority adolescents. Ethnic minority youth present unique mental health issues because their developmental path is influenced by a variety of factors related to their ethnicity and culture. Encounters with discrimination, prejudice, and social isolation influence the development of ethnic identity and relationships with peers and significant adults (e.g. teachers, mentors). Especially for ethnic minority youth, preparation by families, peers and local communities provide strong buffers against the challenging minority experiences. This proposed research will examine the specific ways ethnic minority families prepare their children through multi-method, multi-agent assessments of racial socialization, and how these socialization messages are associated with adolescent adjustment. With the increasing ethnic minority population, this study has the potential to provide valuable knowledge required in designing effective and culturally sensitive intervention programs by identifying how cultural socialization fosters healthy adjustment in youth of color.