Arizona State University, College of Public Programs, School of Social Work, 411 North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004-0689, USA.
J Couns Psychol. 2012 Apr;59(2):240-50. doi: 10.1037/a0027639.
This study examined relations between perceived racial discrimination, multiracial identity integration (i.e., racial distance and racial conflict), and psychological adjustment (i.e., distress symptoms, positive affect, and negative affect) of 263 multiracial adults, using an online cross-sectional survey design. As hypothesized, higher levels of perceived racial discrimination was related to lower levels of psychological adjustment (i.e., higher distress symptoms and negative affect). Also, higher levels of multiracial identity integration with low racial conflict was related to higher levels of psychological adjustment (i.e., lower distress symptoms and negative affect), whereas higher levels of multiracial identity integration with low racial distance was related to higher levels of psychological adjustment (i.e., lower negative affect). Finally, multiracial identity integration (i.e., lower racial conflict) moderated the relationship between perceived racial discrimination and psychological adjustment (i.e., negative affect) with results suggesting multiracial identity integration related to low racial conflict buffers the negative effects of perceived racial discrimination on psychological adjustment. Findings from this study are discussed in terms of future research on the psychological well-being of multiracial individuals and implications for clinical practice with multiracial adults.
本研究采用在线横断面调查设计，考察了 263 名多民族成年人对感知到的种族歧视、多种族认同整合（即种族距离和种族冲突）与心理适应（即困扰症状、积极情绪和消极情绪）之间的关系。正如假设的那样，较高的感知种族歧视程度与较低的心理适应程度（即较高的困扰症状和消极情绪）相关。此外，较高的多种族认同整合程度和较低的种族冲突与较高的心理适应程度相关（即较低的困扰症状和消极情绪），而较高的多种族认同整合程度和较低的种族距离与较高的心理适应程度相关（即较低的消极情绪）。最后，多种族认同整合（即较低的种族冲突）调节了感知种族歧视与心理适应（即消极情绪）之间的关系，结果表明，与低种族冲突相关的多种族认同整合缓冲了感知种族歧视对心理适应的负面影响。本研究结果从多民族个体的心理健康研究和多民族成年人临床实践的角度进行了讨论。
