Ajrouch Kristine J, Reisine Susan, Lim Sungwoo, Sohn Woosung, Ismail Amid
Eastern Michigan University, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, USA.
Women Health. 2010 Mar;50(2):159-75. doi: 10.1080/03630241003705045.
We investigated the role of social support in the stress process by focusing on African-American women caring for young children in a high-poverty socio-economic context. Data came from 736 women living in Detroit who completed face-to-face interviews in 2002-2003 and 2004-2005. Regression analyses illustrated that the influence of social support varied according to instrumental and emotional support types as well as the stressor examined. Transportation and childcare support partially buffered the negative effects of food insufficiency on psychological distress. Financial support buffered the influence of neighborhood disorganization on psychological distress. Findings help to explicate further the complex role of social support in the stress process and have implications for social policy.
我们通过关注在高贫困社会经济背景下照顾幼儿的非裔美国妇女，研究了社会支持在压力过程中的作用。数据来自底特律的736名妇女，她们在2002 - 2003年以及2004 - 2005年完成了面对面访谈。回归分析表明，社会支持的影响因工具性和情感性支持类型以及所考察的压力源而异。交通和儿童保育支持部分缓冲了食物不足对心理困扰的负面影响。经济支持缓冲了社区混乱对心理困扰的影响。研究结果有助于进一步阐明社会支持在压力过程中的复杂作用，并对社会政策具有启示意义。
