Mroczkowski Alison L, Sánchez Bernadette
Department of Psychology, DePaul University, 2219 N. Kenmore, Chicago, IL, 60614, USA,
Am J Community Psychol. 2015 Sep;56(1-2):1-11. doi: 10.1007/s10464-015-9728-9.
The present study used resilience theory to explore relationships among perceived racial discrimination, ethnic identity, gender, and economic value of education (EVE) among urban, low-income, Latina/o youth. It was expected that racial discrimination would predict poorer perceptions of the EVE among Latina/o adolescents. Ethnic identity was hypothesized to buffer the negative effect of racial discrimination on Latina/o students' EVE. The participants in this study were 396 urban, low-income Latina/o high school students from a large, Midwestern city who completed surveys in both 9th- and 10th-grade. Structural equation modeling was used to test the relationships among racial discrimination, ethnic identity, and EVE. Results supported a protective model of resilience. Specifically, ethnic identity served as a protective factor by buffering the negative effect of perceived racial discrimination on EVE for male participants. The present study is the first to examine ethnic identity as a buffer of racial discrimination on EVE among Latina/o high school students. Future directions and implications are discussed.
本研究运用复原力理论，探讨城市低收入拉丁裔青少年中感知到的种族歧视、族裔认同、性别与教育经济价值（EVE）之间的关系。预计种族歧视会预示拉丁裔青少年对教育经济价值的较差认知。假设族裔认同能缓冲种族歧视对拉丁裔学生教育经济价值的负面影响。本研究的参与者是来自中西部一个大城市的396名城市低收入拉丁裔高中生，他们在九年级和十年级时都完成了调查。采用结构方程模型来检验种族歧视、族裔认同和教育经济价值之间的关系。结果支持了复原力的保护模型。具体而言，族裔认同通过缓冲男性参与者感知到的种族歧视对教育经济价值的负面影响，起到了保护因素的作用。本研究首次考察了族裔认同作为拉丁裔高中生教育经济价值方面种族歧视缓冲因素的情况。讨论了未来的方向和启示。
