Griffin Margaret L, Amodeo Maryann, Clay Cassandra, Fassler Irene, Ellis Michael A
Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2006 Jul;76(3):374-80. doi: 10.1037/0002-9432.76.3.374.
Social support was examined among 290 Black and White women recruited from the community. We hypothesized that (1) social support, adjusted for social class, would not vary by race and (2) social support would be related to well-being. Standardized measures were administered, examining support provided by friends versus kin separately. Multivariate models showed that Black women reported similar numbers of kin and fewer friends than Whites, while satisfaction with support did not vary by race. Measures of social support were generally associated with well-being. These findings question earlier reports that Black women have stronger kin support than White women, suggesting that clinicians should not assume that Blacks can rely on kin for social support.
在从社区招募的290名黑人和白人女性中对社会支持进行了研究。我们假设:(1)在对社会阶层进行调整后,社会支持不会因种族而异;(2)社会支持与幸福感相关。采用了标准化测量方法,分别考察了朋友和亲属提供的支持。多变量模型显示,黑人女性报告的亲属数量与白人相似,但朋友数量比白人少,而对支持的满意度不因种族而异。社会支持的测量指标总体上与幸福感相关。这些发现对早期关于黑人女性比白人女性有更强亲属支持的报道提出了质疑,表明临床医生不应假定黑人可以依靠亲属获得社会支持。