Cultural Resilience and Positive Child Adjustment

这项研究旨在探讨文化影响在家庭和同伴环境中的传播方式，以及这些影响与少数民族青少年的心理适应之间的关系。少数民族青年存在着独特的心理健康问题，因为他们的发展道路受到与其族裔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民族认同感的发展以及与同龄人和重要成年人(如教师、导师)的关系。特别是对少数族裔青年来说，家庭、同龄人和当地社区的准备为应对具有挑战性的少数族裔经历提供了强有力的缓冲。这项拟议的研究将考察少数民族家庭通过以下方式为他们的孩子做准备的具体方式 多方法、多因素的种族社会化评估，以及这些社会化信息如何与青少年适应相关联。随着少数民族人口的增加，这项研究有可能通过确定文化社会化如何促进有色人种青年的健康适应，为设计有效的和文化敏感的干预计划提供所需的宝贵知识。

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.