Brown D R, Gary L E, Greene A D, Milburn N G
Howard University.
J Health Soc Behav. 1992 Sep;33(3):242-53.
This paper focuses on patterns of social affiliation viewed historically as sociocultural adaptations to stresses associated with minority group status. Data are from a community-based sample of 927 Black adults residing in a large metropolitan area. Specifically, this analysis assesses the extent to which patterns of social affiliation such as close family ties, religious involvement, and participation in voluntary associations diminish the detrimental impact of chronic economic strain on the level of depressive symptoms. The findings provide no support for a sociocultural adaptation explanation. Moreover, the results show an unexpected relationship among religious involvement, chronic economic strain, and depressive symptoms. At the most intense levels of religious involvement, a significantly higher level of depressive symptomatology was evident among those experiencing chronic economic strain. In contrast, those with less religious involvement had fewer depressive symptoms when experiencing chronic economic strain. Implications of findings are discussed relative to social changes affecting patterns of affiliation and sociocultural adaptation in Black communities.
本文关注的是历史上被视为对与少数群体地位相关压力的社会文化适应的社会归属模式。数据来自居住在一个大都市地区的927名黑人成年人的社区样本。具体而言，本分析评估了诸如紧密的家庭关系、宗教参与和参与志愿协会等社会归属模式在多大程度上减轻了慢性经济压力对抑郁症状水平的不利影响。研究结果不支持社会文化适应的解释。此外，结果显示了宗教参与、慢性经济压力和抑郁症状之间出人意料的关系。在宗教参与程度最高时，经历慢性经济压力的人群中抑郁症状明显更高。相比之下，宗教参与较少的人在经历慢性经济压力时抑郁症状较少。研究结果的影响将相对于影响黑人社区归属模式和社会文化适应的社会变化进行讨论。
