Department of Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University.
Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2017 Jan;23(1):91-101. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000115. Epub 2016 Jun 27.
The purpose of the present study is to examine the role fatalismo beliefs and pessimistic attributions on depressive symptoms, hopelessness, and suicidality of Mexican descent adolescents. The major premise of this study is that it is the interaction between the level of negative attribution and fatalismo beliefs that explains the relationship with mental health outcomes, not the fatalistic belief itself.
A sample of 524 Mexican descent adolescents from a midsized city in south Texas was surveyed (age range = 14-20 years; M = 16.23 years; SD = 1.10 years).
Linear and logistic multiple regression analyses demonstrate that pessimism is independently and positively related to depressive symptoms, hopelessness, suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts. Predetermination and luck beliefs were not found to be independently related to any outcomes; however, there were significant interaction effects between pessimism and predetermination beliefs on suicidal ideation and plans.
The findings of this study highlight the need to study fatalismo multidimensionally, use culturally relevant measures, and account for attributions to understand the affect of fatalismo on mental health outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record
本研究旨在探讨宿命信念和悲观归因对墨西哥裔青少年抑郁症状、绝望和自杀倾向的影响。本研究的主要前提是，与心理健康结果相关的是消极归因和宿命信念之间的相互作用，而不是宿命信念本身。
对来自德克萨斯州南部一个中等城市的 524 名墨西哥裔青少年进行了调查（年龄范围为 14-20 岁；M=16.23 岁；SD=1.10 岁）。
线性和逻辑回归分析表明，悲观与抑郁症状、绝望、自杀意念、计划和尝试均呈独立正相关。预先决定和运气信念与任何结果均无独立关系；然而，悲观与预先决定信念对自杀意念和计划有显著的交互作用。
本研究的结果强调需要多维研究宿命论，使用文化相关的测量方法，并考虑归因，以了解宿命论对心理健康结果的影响。
