Department of Psychology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA 30144, USA.
J Clin Psychol. 2013 Apr;69(4):397-414. doi: 10.1002/jclp.21936. Epub 2012 Nov 2.
Examine whether personal identity confusion and ethnic identity, respectively, moderate and/or mediate the relationship between perceived discrimination (PD) and depressive symptoms (DS) in eight ethnic-generational groups.
The sample consisted of 9665 students (73% women; mean age 20.31) from 30 colleges and universities from around the United States. Cross-sectional data were gathered through a confidential online survey.
Across groups, PD and ethnic identity levels varied, while identity confusion levels were mostly similar. Neither identity confusion nor ethnic identity moderated the PD-DS relationship for any groups. However, identity confusion was a partial mediator for immigrant and nonimmigrant Hispanic/Latino(a) and White/European American participants. Identity confusion also suppressed the PD-DS relationship for Black/African American participants.
Results highlight the need for additional research on identity confusion's role in the PD-distress link and the importance of addressing ethnicity and generation status when examining the effects of PD on college students' mental health.
分别检验个人身份认同困惑和种族认同在感知歧视(PD)与抑郁症状(DS)之间的关系中起到的调节和/或中介作用,该关系存在于八个族裔世代群体中。
该样本由来自美国 30 所学院和大学的 9665 名学生(73%为女性;平均年龄 20.31 岁)组成。通过保密的在线调查收集了横断面数据。
在各个群体中,PD 和种族认同水平存在差异,而身份认同困惑水平则大多相似。在任何群体中,身份认同困惑和种族认同都没有调节 PD-DS 关系。然而,身份认同困惑对移民和非移民西班牙裔/拉丁裔(a)以及白种/欧洲裔美国参与者起到部分中介作用。身份认同困惑也抑制了黑种/非裔美国参与者的 PD-DS 关系。
研究结果强调了需要进一步研究身份认同困惑在 PD 困扰联系中的作用,以及在研究 PD 对大学生心理健康的影响时,需要考虑种族和代际地位的重要性。