Perry Brea L, Pullen Erin, Oser Carrie B
University of Kentucky.
Soc Psychol Q. 2012 Dec 1;75(4):334-359. doi: 10.1177/0190272512455932. Epub 2012 Oct 25.
Very few studies have examined predictors of suicidal ideation among African American women. Consequently, we have a poor understanding of the combinations of culturally-specific experiences and psychosocial processes that may constitute risk and protective factors for suicide in this population. Drawing on theories of social inequality, medical sociology, and the stress process, we explore the adverse impact of gendered racism experiences and potential moderating factors in a sample of 204 predominantly low-SES African American women. We find that African American women's risk for suicidal ideation is linked to stressors occurring as a function of their distinct social location at the intersection of gender and race. In addition, we find that gendered racism has no effect on suicidal ideation among women with moderate levels of well-being, self-esteem, and active coping, but has a strong adverse influence in those with high and low levels of psychosocial resources.
很少有研究探讨非裔美国女性自杀意念的预测因素。因此，我们对特定文化经历和心理社会过程的组合了解甚少，而这些组合可能构成该人群自杀的风险和保护因素。基于社会不平等理论、医学社会学和压力过程理论，我们在204名主要为低收入的非裔美国女性样本中，探讨了性别化种族主义经历的不利影响以及潜在的调节因素。我们发现，非裔美国女性的自杀意念风险与因她们在性别和种族交叉点上独特的社会位置而产生的压力源有关。此外，我们发现，性别化种族主义对幸福感、自尊和积极应对水平中等的女性的自杀意念没有影响，但对心理社会资源水平高和低的女性有强烈的不利影响。
