Thomas Anita Jones, Witherspoon Karen M, Speight Suzette L
Loyola University Chicago, School of Education, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2008 Oct;14(4):307-14. doi: 10.1037/1099-9809.14.4.307.
This study explores the relationship of the accumulative effect of gendered racism, the discrimination felt by African American women, on psychological distress. The study also explores whether coping serves as a mediating variable between gendered racism and psychological distress. Over 300 African American women participated in the study and were administered the Symptoms Checklist 90, a revised version of the Schedule of Sexist Events, and the Africultural Coping Styles Inventory. A positive significant relationship between global psychological distress was found with experiences of gendered racism. Regression analyses suggest some degree of partial mediation on the relationship between gendered racism and global psychological distress via cognitive-emotional coping styles, but no mediating effects with spiritual-centered, collective, and ritual-centered coping. Suggestions for future research and implications are discussed.
本研究探讨了性别化种族主义的累积效应（非裔美国女性所感受到的歧视）与心理困扰之间的关系。该研究还探讨了应对方式是否作为性别化种族主义和心理困扰之间的中介变量。300多名非裔美国女性参与了这项研究，并接受了症状自评量表90、性别歧视事件量表修订版以及非洲文化应对方式量表的测试。研究发现，整体心理困扰与性别化种族主义经历之间存在显著的正相关关系。回归分析表明，认知-情感应对方式在一定程度上对性别化种族主义与整体心理困扰之间的关系起到部分中介作用，但以精神为中心、集体和仪式为中心的应对方式没有中介作用。文中还讨论了对未来研究的建议及影响。
