Choi Yoonsun, Lahey Benjamin B
University of Chicago.
Soc Serv Rev. 2006 Sep 1;80(3):419-452. doi: 10.1086/505288.
Using data from a large nationally representative sample of adolescents attending school, this study tests the stereotype that youth of Asian Pacific Islander ethnicity (API) are the model minority. The results suggest that, except for substance use, API American youth do not report fewer delinquent behaviors than white youth; in fact, API American youth report slightly higher numbers of aggressive offenses than white youth, and female API American youth report greater numbers of nonaggressive offenses than white female youth. Also, API American youth report higher rates of nonaggressive offenses and substance use than do black youth. The mental health and social service needs of API American youth are thus at least as great as those of white youth. The need for such services increases with the length of residency in the United States.
本研究使用来自全国具有广泛代表性的在校青少年样本数据,检验了亚太岛民族裔(API)青少年是模范少数族裔这一刻板印象。结果表明,除物质使用外,API美国青少年报告的违法行为并不比白人青少年少;事实上,API美国青少年报告的攻击性行为数量略高于白人青少年,而API美国女性青少年报告的非攻击性行为数量多于白人女性青少年。此外,API美国青少年报告的非攻击性行为和物质使用发生率高于黑人青少年。因此,API美国青少年的心理健康和社会服务需求至少与白人青少年一样大。此类服务的需求随着在美国居住时间的延长而增加。