Jenchura Emily C, Gonzales Nancy A, Tein Jenn-Yun, Luecken Linda J
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1104, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2017 Apr;46(4):787-800. doi: 10.1007/s10964-016-0589-9. Epub 2016 Oct 13.
Gendered interpersonal processes may explain the elevated rates of internalizing symptoms among adolescent girls relative to boys. Two such processes are peer social rejection and social support. The current study assessed for gender differences in the effect of 7th grade peer social rejection on 10th grade internalizing symptoms, as well as the moderating effects of social support from family and from friends in a sample of 749 (49 % female) Mexican American adolescents, an understudied population with a unique social culture. Peer social rejection significantly predicted increased internalizing symptoms for girls. Although buffering effects of social support were not found, there were significant moderating effects of both sources of support for boys, such that at low levels of social support, peer social rejection was associated with decreased internalizing symptoms, and at high levels of social support, peer social rejection was associated with increased internalizing symptoms. The results help unpack the nuances of the interpersonal processes that lead to differential adjustment for adolescent boys and girls at this critical developmental stage.
性别化的人际过程可能解释了青春期女孩相对于男孩内化症状发生率较高的现象。其中两个这样的过程是同伴社会排斥和社会支持。本研究评估了七年级同伴社会排斥对十年级内化症状影响中的性别差异，以及来自家庭和朋友的社会支持在749名（49%为女性）墨西哥裔美国青少年样本中的调节作用，这是一个社会文化独特且研究较少的群体。同伴社会排斥显著预测了女孩内化症状的增加。虽然未发现社会支持的缓冲效应，但两种支持来源对男孩均有显著的调节作用，即在低水平社会支持下，同伴社会排斥与内化症状减少相关，而在高水平社会支持下，同伴社会排斥与内化症状增加相关。研究结果有助于揭示在这一关键发展阶段导致青少年男孩和女孩不同适应情况的人际过程的细微差别。
