Archibald Optimal Health Services, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
J Health Psychol. 2013 Mar;18(3):321-31. doi: 10.1177/1359105312440297. Epub 2012 Apr 11.
Findings from five community surveys suggest that the depressive symptom scores of African-Americans are the same as, or lower than, those of Whites. This seems at odds with the minority status hypothesis that predicts higher rates of mental disorders for African-Americans. However, little is known about the role of African-American coping capacity during the life stress process which may shed light on the seeming contradiction. This cross-sectional survey examined the role of spirituality-coping, sense of control, and stress in predicting depressive symptoms among 3570 African-Americans. The findings showed that sense of control mediates the relationship between spirituality, life stressors, and depressive symptoms.
五项社区调查结果表明，非裔美国人的抑郁症状评分与白人相同或更低。这似乎与少数群体状态假说相矛盾，该假说预测非裔美国人的精神障碍发病率更高。然而，人们对非裔美国人在生活压力过程中的应对能力的作用知之甚少，这可能有助于解释这一矛盾。本横断面调查研究了灵性应对、控制感和压力在预测 3570 名非裔美国人抑郁症状中的作用。研究结果表明，控制感在灵性、生活压力源和抑郁症状之间的关系中起中介作用。
