Center for the Study of Black Youth in Context, University of Michigan, USA.
Dev Psychol. 2013 May;49(5):938-50. doi: 10.1037/a0028826. Epub 2012 Jun 18.
In the current study, we explored patterns of change in Black emerging adults' racial identity beliefs during the transition to adulthood, assessed neighborhood racial composition effects on Black emerging adults' racial identity beliefs, and tested the moderating effects of neighborhood racial composition on the associations between Black emerging adults' racial identity beliefs and depressive symptoms over time. Participants in the current study included 570 Black adolescents (52% female) who were transitioning into adulthood (senior year of high school through 5 years post- high school). We did not find average patterns of change in Black emerging adults' racial identity beliefs over time. Further, neighborhood racial composition did not predict participants' beginning status or growth in racial identity beliefs over time. We, however, found evidence that neighborhood racial composition may moderate the associations between Black emerging adults' racial identity beliefs and symptoms of depression over time. Findings from the current study underscore the importance of considering how the larger social context may interact with individuals' racial identity beliefs to influence Black emerging adults' psychological health.
在本研究中，我们探讨了黑人成年初期向成年期过渡过程中种族认同信念变化的模式，评估了邻里种族构成对黑人成年初期种族认同信念的影响，并检验了邻里种族构成对黑人成年初期种族认同信念与抑郁症状之间关联随时间变化的调节作用。本研究的参与者包括 570 名黑人青少年（女性占 52%），他们正处于成年过渡期（高中最后一年到高中毕业后 5 年）。我们没有发现黑人成年初期种族认同信念随时间变化的平均模式。此外，邻里种族构成并不能预测参与者在种族认同信念方面的起始状态或随时间的增长。然而，我们发现证据表明，邻里种族构成可能会调节黑人成年初期种族认同信念与抑郁症状之间的关联随时间的变化。本研究的结果强调了考虑更大的社会背景如何与个体的种族认同信念相互作用，从而影响黑人成年初期心理健康的重要性。
