Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2009 Jul;38(6):777-89. doi: 10.1007/s10964-008-9296-5. Epub 2008 Jun 3.
We investigated whether role models (individuals adolescents look up to) contributed to the resilience of adolescents who were exposed to negative nonparental adult influences. Our sample included 659 African American, ninth-grade adolescents. We found that adolescents' exposure to negative adult behavior was associated with increased externalizing, internalizing, and substance using behaviors, as well as more negative school attitudes and behavior. We found that role models had protective effects on externalizing and internalizing behaviors and compensatory effects on school outcomes. Collectively, our findings indicate that role models can contribute to the resilience of African American adolescents who are exposed to negative nonparental adult behavior.
我们研究了榜样(青少年崇拜的个体)是否有助于那些受到负面非父母成人影响的青少年的适应力。我们的样本包括 659 名非裔美国九年级青少年。我们发现,青少年接触到的消极成人行为与更多的外化、内化和物质使用行为,以及更消极的学校态度和行为有关。我们发现,榜样对外化和内化行为有保护作用,对学校成绩有补偿作用。总的来说,我们的研究结果表明,榜样可以帮助那些受到负面非父母成人行为影响的非裔美国青少年适应环境。