George Washington University, Department of Psychology, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2011 Oct;37(10):1349-61. doi: 10.1177/0146167211410574. Epub 2011 May 31.
Two studies examined racial identity (RI) as a protective factor against substance use cognitions among African American young adults who either envisioned or experienced racial discrimination. In Study 1, participants envisioned a discrimination or nondiscrimination scenario, and then their willingness to use drugs and an indirect measure of substance use were assessed. Discrimination was associated with higher levels of use cognitions among participants with low levels of RI. In Study 2, participants were excluded or included in an online game (Cyberball) by White peers and then engaged in an RI-affirmation or control writing task. Participants attributed this exclusion to racial discrimination. Excluded participants who did not affirm their RI reported the highest levels of substance use cognitions, especially if they had engaged in higher levels of previous substance use. These findings highlight the importance of RI among Black young adults and the impact of discrimination on health behaviors.
两项研究考察了种族认同(RI)作为保护因素的作用,该因素可以预防非裔美国年轻成年人出现物质使用认知,这些年轻人要么想象过,要么经历过种族歧视。在研究 1 中,参与者想象出一个歧视或非歧视的场景,然后评估他们使用药物的意愿和物质使用的间接衡量标准。在 RI 水平较低的参与者中,歧视与更高水平的使用认知相关。在研究 2 中,参与者被白人同伴在在线游戏(Cyberball)中排除或包含,然后进行 RI 肯定或控制写作任务。参与者将这种排斥归因于种族歧视。没有肯定自己 RI 的被排斥参与者报告了最高水平的物质使用认知,尤其是如果他们之前有更高水平的物质使用。这些发现强调了 RI 在黑人群体中的重要性,以及歧视对健康行为的影响。