Chan Wayne, Mendoza-Denton Rodolfo
University of California, Berkeley, USA.
J Pers. 2008 Oct;76(5):1317-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00522.x. Epub 2008 Aug 14.
We examined whether anxious expectations of discrimination among Asian Americans can help explain this group's elevated levels of internalizing symptomatology, such as lower self-esteem (Twenge & Crocker, 2002) and higher depressive symptoms (Okazaki, 1997, 2002) relative to European Americans. Study 1 reports on the development and validation of a scale measuring status-based rejection sensitivity among Asian Americans (RS-A). In Study 2, scores on the RS-A were related to spontaneous discrimination attributions specifically in situations where discrimination is both applicable and possible for Asian Americans. Study 3 revealed that shame mediated the relationship between RS-A and internalizing symptomatology. Implications for well-being and intergroup interactions are discussed.
我们研究了亚裔美国人对歧视的焦虑预期是否有助于解释该群体相对于欧裔美国人而言更高水平的内化症状，比如较低的自尊（特温吉和克罗克，2002年）以及较高的抑郁症状（冈崎，1997年、2002年）。研究1报告了一个测量亚裔美国人基于地位的拒绝敏感性（RS - A）量表的编制与验证情况。在研究2中，RS - A得分与自发的歧视归因相关，特别是在歧视既适用又可能发生在亚裔美国人身上的情境中。研究3表明，羞耻感在RS - A与内化症状之间起中介作用。文中还讨论了其对幸福感和群体间互动的影响。
