Program in Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
J Fam Psychol. 2009 Dec;23(6):839-47. doi: 10.1037/a0017007.
The effects of changes in marital status on the changes in depressive symptoms of 443 African American mothers from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY) were examined. Results showed that those mothers who exited marriage increased in depressive symptoms relative to continuously married and newly married mothers. Moreover, mothers who entered marriage later experienced the same level of depressive symptoms as continuously married mothers. However, financial resources moderated the effects of marital transitions. Those mothers with more financial resources did not experience an increase in depressive symptoms after divorce, but those with fewer resources experienced a large increase. It was concluded that divorce is a risk factor for mental health concerns among African American mothers, but financial resources serve as a protective factor.
本研究考察了 1979 年全国青年纵向调查（NLSY）中 443 名非裔美国母亲婚姻状况变化对抑郁症状变化的影响。结果表明，与持续已婚和新婚母亲相比，离异母亲的抑郁症状有所增加。此外，较晚进入婚姻的母亲经历了与持续已婚母亲相同水平的抑郁症状。然而，财务资源调节了婚姻转变的影响。那些财务资源较多的母亲在离婚后没有经历抑郁症状的增加，而资源较少的母亲则经历了大幅增加。结论是，离婚是非裔美国母亲心理健康问题的一个风险因素，但财务资源是一个保护因素。
