保护途径：多族裔青少年的族裔认同、自尊与物质使用
Pathway of protection: Ethnic identity, self-esteem, and substance use among multiracial youth.
作者信息
Fisher Sycarah, Zapolski Tamika C B, Sheehan Chelsea, Barnes-Najor Jessica
机构信息
University of Kentucky, United States.
Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis, United States.
出版信息
Addict Behav. 2017 Sep;72:27-32. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.03.003. Epub 2017 Mar 9.
Fifty percent of adolescents have tried an illicit drug and 70% have tried alcohol by the end of high school, with even higher rates among multiracial youth. Ethnic identity is a protective factor against substance use for minority groups. However, little is known about the mechanisms that facilitate its protective effects, and even less is known about this relationship for multiracial youth. The purpose of the present study was to examine the protective effect of ethnic identity on substance use and to determine whether this relationship operated indirectly through self-esteem, a strong predictor of substance use for among adolescent populations. Participants included 468 multiracial youth in grades six through 12 (53% female). The results found that ethnic identity was indeed related to substance use, partially through changes in self-esteem. Findings from this study contribute to our understanding and development of models of risk and protection for an understudied population.
到高中结束时，50%的青少年尝试过非法药物，70%的青少年尝试过酒精，多种族青少年的比例甚至更高。种族认同是少数群体预防药物使用的一个保护因素。然而，对于促进其保护作用的机制知之甚少，对于多种族青少年的这种关系更是所知甚少。本研究的目的是检验种族认同对药物使用的保护作用，并确定这种关系是否通过自尊间接起作用，自尊是青少年群体中药物使用的一个强有力的预测因素。参与者包括468名六至十二年级的多种族青少年（53%为女性）。结果发现，种族认同确实与药物使用有关，部分原因是自尊的变化。这项研究的结果有助于我们理解和发展针对一个研究不足的人群的风险和保护模型。
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